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The Mosaics of Roman Crete: Art, Archaeology and Social Change
Rebecca J. Sweetman
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Description for The Mosaics of Roman Crete: Art, Archaeology and Social Change
hardcover. This book examines the rich corpus of mosaics created in Crete during the Roman and Late Antique eras. Num Pages: 403 pages, 65 b/w illus. 6 maps 1 table. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 258 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1028.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
403
Condition
New
Number of Pages
403
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107018402
SKU
V9781107018402
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About Rebecca J. Sweetman
Rebecca J. Sweetman is a Senior Lecturer in Ancient History and Archaeology at the School of Classics, University of St Andrews. She has published widely on Roman and Late Antique Greece, including articles in the American Journal of Archaeology, the Annual of the British School at Athens and the Journal of Late Antiquity and is the editor of Roman Colonies ... Read more
Reviews for The Mosaics of Roman Crete: Art, Archaeology and Social Change
'… the first of its kind to focus on the rich corpus of mosaics from Crete dated to the Roman and late antiquity periods. …well-written and beautifully illustrated … provides an excellent overview of the mosaics in an area of the Roman empire with much potential for further work.' Anna Kouremenos, The Classical Review