The dissertation examines a series of marble relief panels that decorated the upper story of a Roman civil basilica of the late first or early second century A.D. at Aphrodisias in Caria (S.W. Turkey). Remains of approximately forty-six different reliefs are preserved featuring …
A persistent tradition existed in antiquity linking Caria with the island of Crete. This central theme of regional history is mirrored in the civic mythologies, cults and toponyms of southwestern Anatolia. This book explains why by approaching this diverse body of material with …
Introduction : the implications of sympoliteia for the political identity of the Hellenistic polis -- Histories of Karia -- The sympoliteiai of Karia -- Finding elite activity & motivation : a prosopographical analysis -- Conclusion "This book synthesizes the history of Helleni…