The Mosaics of Roman Crete
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The Mosaics of Roman Crete

Art, Archaeology and Social Change

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The Mosaics of Roman Crete

Art, Archaeology and Social Change

About this book

This book examines the rich corpus of mosaics created in Crete during the Roman and Late Antique eras. It provides essential information on the style, iconography and chronology of the material, as well as discussion of the craftspeople who created them and the technologies they used. The contextualized mosaic evidence also reveals a new understanding of Roman and Late Antique Crete. It helps shed light on the processes by which Crete became part of the Roman Empire, its subsequent Christianization and the pivotal role the island played in the Mediterranean network of societies during these periods. This book provides an original approach to the study of mosaics and an innovative method of presenting a diachronic view of provincial Cretan society.

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Information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9781107018402
eBook ISBN
9781107352445
Topic
Art
Subtopic
History of Ancient Art

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. The Mosaics of Roman Crete
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Illustrations
  8. Preface
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. Abbreviations
  11. One Introduction
  12. Two The Archaeology of Crete
  13. Three Iconography of Cretan Mosaics
  14. Four Date and Distribution
  15. Five Urban and Architectural Contexts
  16. Six Mosaics of Crete
  17. Seven The Provincial View, Globalization and Christianization
  18. Appendix 1 Catalogue of Mosaics
  19. Appendix 2 Catalogue of Mosaic Inscriptions
  20. Appendix 3 Mosaics and Dating Methodology
  21. Appendix 4 Gazetteer of Roman and Late Antique Archaeological Discoveries in Crete since 1980
  22. Notes
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index