Description
Book SynopsisThis book offers the first presentation of Hellenistic and Roman period ceramic assemblages from the city of Hierapytna, located on the southeast coast of Crete. Recovered from three rescue excavations in the heart of the ancient city, this pottery records a diachronic history of Hierapytna from the third century B.C. to the seventh century A.D. Through meticulous analysis of these assemblages, including a detailed catalogue of all of the major ceramic categories encountered on Greco-Roman sites and an exhaustive economic synthesis that places Hierapytna in regional and international contexts, Scott Gallimore documents the growth and decline of this ancient city. An evolving role in numerous exchange networks enabled Hierapytna to grow from a promising Hellenistic center into a major Roman metropolis before it succumbed to pressures that led to a steady decline throughout the Late Roman period.
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Table of ContentsContents: The Polis of Hierapytna – The Pottery – Preliminary Considerations – East Cretan Cream Ware – Fine Ware – Common Ware and Cook Ware – Amphorae – Eight: Lamps and Miscellaneous Objects – Hierapytna in the Hellenistic Period – Hierapytna in the Early Roman Period – Hierapytna in the Late Roman Period.
