The archaeology of Anatolia
The archaeology of Anatolia
Archaeology of Anatolia: recent discoveries
"[These volumes bring] together the latest reports on archaeological projects, including excavations and surveys, from all periods and every region of Anatolia. It is a forum in which scholars are able to present their most recent data to a global audience, allowing for producti…
"This book contains the proceedings of an international conference with a focus on Anatolia in the first millennium BC which took place on Monte Verita, Ascona in Switzerland, in 2018. The volume contains recent and thought-provoking research from diverse academic fields, bringi…
"This book provides an updated view of our knowledge about Phrygian, an Indo-European language attested to have been spoken in Anatolia between the 8th century BC and the Roman Imperial period. Although a linguistic and epigraphic approach is the core of the book, it covers all …
Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna in Asia Minor, was executed in the middle of the second century C.E. The so-called Martyrdom of Polycarp was written shortly after his death by members of his Christian community at Smyrna. Much later, a Life of Polycarp was compiled. These two works h…
Early Christian martyr literature was composed in an ancient Mediterranean world in which a variety of literary and performance genres abounded across porous group boundaries. Noting this cultural vibrancy, a number of scholars have emphasized that martyr texts exhibit generic h…
This dissertation examines the quarrying industries of Roman Asia Minor, and highlights the activities of private individuals, institutions, and municipalities and the connections between the exploitation of marble resources, local artisanal traditions, and exchange markets with…
This thesis attempts to define the characteristic features of Lydian graves and burial customs during the 7th through the 4th centuries B.C. Funerary architecture, the ways in which graves were marked, and the furnishings and gifts with which tombs were equipped are considered a…
This dissertation addresses the issue of Paul's conflict with the Diaspora Jews. Paul's strategy of using the synagogue as his base of operation when he first arrived on a mission field does not seem to be in accord with his calling as an apostle to the Gentiles. Various solutio…
This volume brings together historical, archaeological and religious studies approaches to offer a fresh survey of current trends in the analysis of the social and political role of priests and priestesses of civic cults from the Hellenistic period into Imperial times. The prese…
This study consists of a detailed architectural and historical assessment of the remains of two Roman-era honorific arches at the imperial colony of Pisidian Antioch, near the modern town of Yalvaç in Turkey. My analysis shows that these arches reflect the colonial situation of …