Late Antiquity, A.D. 267-700

Late Antiquity, A.D. 267-700
Author: Alison Frantz
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
The Athenian Agora XXIV
1988
ISBN: 0876612249
Pages: 249
Language: English
Format: PDF
Size: 51 MB

This book collects for the first time the archaeological and historical evidence for the area of the Athenian Agora in Late Antiquity, a period which spans the last flourishing of the great philosophical schools, the defeat of classical paganism by Christianity, and the collapse of the late Roman Empire. Although the primary focus of this volume is the material uncovered by the Agora excavations, the study also takes into account past and current discoveries elsewhere in the city. The author draws on archaeological, epigraphical, and literary evidence to present a comprehensive account of the history and topography of the city in the years before A.D. 700. The course of Athenian construction and destruction is traced from the mid-3rd century, through the Herulian invasion, to the period of recovery in the third and fourth centuries (ending with the invasion of the Visigoth, Alaric, in A.D. 396).