The Northern Black Sea in Antiquity

Networks, Connectivity, and Cultural Interactions

Valeriya Kozlovskaya

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781107019515
• eBook ISBN:
  9781108514637
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Archaeology
• Index: Social Sciences

The Northern Black Sea region, despite its distance from the centers of classical civilizations, played an integral role in the socioeconomic life of the ancient Greco-Roman world. The chapters in this book, written by experts on the region, explore topics such as the trade, religion, political culture, art and architecture, and the local non-Greek populations, from the foundation of the first Greek colonies on the North Pontic shores at the end of the seventh and sixth century BCE through the first centuries of the Roman imperial period. This volume closely examines relevant categories of archaeological material, including amphorae, architectural remains, funerary and dedicatory monuments, inscriptions, and burial complexes. Geographically, it encompasses the coastal territories of modern Russia and Ukraine. The Northern Black Sea in Antiquity embraces an inclusive and comparative approach while discussing new archaeological evidence, offering fresh insights into familiar questions, and presenting original interpretations of well-known artifacts.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Dedication
• Table of contents
• Color Plates
• List of figures
• List of maps
• Notes on contributors
• Preface
• List of abbreviations
• Introduction
• 1 The Greeks and the Black Sea: The Earliest Ideas About the Region and the Beginning...
• Part I Harbors
• Part II Overseas Trade (BASED ON AMPHORA STUDIES)
• Part III Political Culture
• Part IV Art and Architecture
• Part V The Sarmatians
• Notes
• References
• Index
• Plates