The well-preserved remains of settlements in the rural countryside of southeastern Isauria provide evidence for the prosperity and intensive exploitation of marginal lands during late antiquity. The territory studied in this thesis lies in the hinterland of Seleucia ad Calycadnu…
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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 …
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 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…
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…