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Beschreibung
Antioch in Syria critically reassesses this ancient city from its Seleucid foundation into Late Antiquity. Although Antioch's prominence is famous, Kristina M. Neumann newly exposes the gradations of imperial power and local agency mediated within its walls through a comprehensive study of the coins minted there and excavated throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East. Patterns revealed through digital mapping and Exploratory Data Analysis serve as a significant index of spatial politics and the policies of the different authorities making use of the city. Evaluating the coins against other historical material reveals that Antioch's status was not fixed, nor the people passive pawns for external powers. Instead, as imperial governments capitalised upon Antioch's location and amenities, the citizens developed in their own distinct identities and agency. Antioch of the Antiochians must therefore be elevated from traditional narratives and static characterisations, being studied and celebrated for the dynamic polis it was.
Antioch in Syria critically reassesses this ancient city from its Seleucid foundation into Late Antiquity. Although Antioch's prominence is famous, Kristina M. Neumann newly exposes the gradations of imperial power and local agency mediated within its walls through a comprehensive study of the coins minted there and excavated throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East. Patterns revealed through digital mapping and Exploratory Data Analysis serve as a significant index of spatial politics and the policies of the different authorities making use of the city. Evaluating the coins against other historical material reveals that Antioch's status was not fixed, nor the people passive pawns for external powers. Instead, as imperial governments capitalised upon Antioch's location and amenities, the citizens developed in their own distinct identities and agency. Antioch of the Antiochians must therefore be elevated from traditional narratives and static characterisations, being studied and celebrated for the dynamic polis it was.
Über den Autor
KRISTINA M. NEUMANN is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Houston and co-director of The SYRIOS Project, a web-based, interactive exhibit inviting the public into the history of ancient Syria [...] She has worked with archaeological projects in Rome, Pompeii, and Israel.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of figures; Chronology of rulers; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Counting change; 2. Imperial beginnings (300-129 bce); 3. Imperial transitions (129-31 bce); 4. Provincial negotiations (31 bce-192 ce); 5. Imperial creations (192-284 ce); 6. Imperial city (284-450 ce); Conclusion; Appendix 1 - S methodology for digitally analyzing coin finds; Appendix 2 - list of excavation reports; Appendix 3 - coin hoards with antioch coins; Bibliography; Index.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781108940375
ISBN-10: 1108940374
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Neumann, Kristina M.
Hersteller: Cambridge University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 244 x 170 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Kristina M. Neumann
Erscheinungsdatum: 23.03.2023
Gewicht: 0,754 kg
Artikel-ID: 126049216