LATE ANTIQUE & BYZANTINE ARCHAEOLOGY

Art in Religions of Late Antiquity Across Eurasia Edited by Jaś Elsner and Rachel Wood Series: British Museum Research Publications

An innovative approach to the study of the place of art in ancient religion.

This groundbreaking volume brings together scholars of the art and archaeology of Late Antiquity across cultures and regions reaching from India to Iberia, to discuss how objects can inform our understanding of religions. Despite recent steps to incorporate objects into such studies, much academic discourse remains stubbornly textual. This volume seeks to explore the ramifications of placing objects first and foremost in the comparative study of religions in Late Antiquity.

Towards a Geography of Late Antique Art Edited by Fabio Guidetti and Katharina Meinecke

Investigates the seemingly globalised visual culture that spread across the late antique world. Late antique artefacts, and the images they carry, attest to a highly connected visual culture from c. 300 to 800 CE. This volume explores the reasons behind this seemingly globalised visual culture, both within the borders of the (former) Roman and (later) Byzantine Empire and beyond. The wide range of case studies from different geographical and cultural contexts exemplifies the scale of the phenomenon and demonstrates the benefit of utilising a combination of different theoretical approaches.

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Beyond Butrint: Kalivo, Çuka e Aitoit and their surroundings: Surveys and Excavations by the Italian Archaeological Mission, the Albanian Institute of Archaeology and the Butrint Foundation, 1928–2015 Edited by Richard Hodges

Series: Butrint Archaeological Monographs Unpublished archive reports and new fieldwork reports on Butrint, Albania.

A collection of reports and essays pertaining to the Butrint Foundation project at Butrint, Albania. It includes unpublished archive reports discovered in Rome and Tirana, commentaries on their methodology and history, as well as several new fieldwork reports arising from research made or supported by the Butrint Foundation.

A Joint Fieldwork Project by the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handcraft and Tourism Organisation and the Universities of Edinburgh and Durham (2014–2016) Edited by Eberhard Sauer, Jebrael Nokandeh and Hamid Omrani Rekavandi Explores the role of the Iranian fortresses on the Romano-Persian frontier in the late antique period.

Which ancient army boasted the largest fortifications, and how did the competitive build-up of military capabilities shape world history? This book explores Sasanian fortresses, which few realise dwarfed the fortresses of Imperial Rome. Using recent excavations and surveys, it discusses the dates of these fortresses and sheds new light on frontier life.

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By Michael R. Jackson Series: Gorgias Handbooks

A clear, thorough, and accessible presentation of the history of Iran in Late Antiquity. This handbook is a history of the Sasanian dynasty: the rulers of the last Iranian empire before the Arab conquests in the 7th century which was the foremost power between Rome and the nomadic world of Inner Asia in Late Antiquity. The book covers the main features of Sasanian political and military history in the form of a narrative formed from the primary sources and the best modern scholarship. It also brings together archaeological and recent sigillographic evidence.

An Empire-wide Perspective Edited by Emanuele Intagliata, Christopher Courault and Simon J. Barker The first comprehensive study of late Roman and late antique city walls.

The construction of urban defences was one of the hallmarks of the late Roman and late antique periods (AD 300–600) throughout the western and eastern empire. To date, research on city walls in the two halves of the empire has highlighted chronological and regional variations, enabling scholars to rethink how and why urban circuits were built and functioned in Late Antiquity. This book seeks to provide a broader understanding of the phenomenon.