Spolia in Fortifications and the Common Builder in Late Antiquity

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-90-04-28800-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 389, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 495 g

Reihe: Mnemosyne, Supplements / Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity

Through intensive surveys of three fortifications in late Roman Greece, Frey reveals the untapped potential of spolia in demonstrating the critical role played by non-elites in bringing about the architectural and social changes that mark the end of classical antiquity.
As his analysis demonstrates, when studied less as displaced objects to be classified by type and more as evidence for the construction process itself, spolia offer a unique opportunity to examine the unique ways in which common builders met the challenge of using pre-existing building materials to meet their contemporary architectural needs. This “bottom-up” approach offers an alternative to the traditional view that attributes change and innovation only to the genius of prominent individuals known to us in historical sources.

Zielgruppe

Anyone interested in spolia studies, fortifications, the ancient building process and the architectural and social history of late antiquity.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Frey, Jon M

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Spätantike
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Klassische Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Figures

1 Introduction
2 Themes
3 Reuse as Repair: The “Inscription Wall” at Aegina
4 Reuse as Reinterpretation: Section r at Sparta
5 Reuse as Rejection: The Fortress at Isthmia
6 Spoliation as Process, Military Strategy, and Democratization

Works Cited
Index of Names and Subjects

Über Autor(innen)

Jon M. Frey, Ph.D. (2006), is an Associate Professor at Michigan State University. His research focuses on the architectural history of classical and post-classical Greece and the use of digital technologies in classical archaeology.