Unit:
Department of History and ArchaeologyLibrary of the School of Philosophy
Dissertation committee:
Πλάτων Πετρίδης, Καθηγητής Βυζαντινής Αρχαιολογίας, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Σοφία Καλοπίση-Βέρτη, Ομότιμη Καθηγήτρια Βυζαντινής Αρχαιολογίας, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Χριστίνα Τσιγωνάκη, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια Βυζαντινής Αρχαιολογίας, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Κρήτης
Μελαχροινή Παϊσίδου, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια Βυζαντινής Αρχαιολογίας, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΑΠΘ
Αναστασία Γιαγκάκη, Διευθύντρια Ερευνών, Τομέας Βυζαντινών Ερευνών, Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών
Ευρυδίκη Κεφαλίδου, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια Κλασικής Αρχαιολογίας, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Αναστασία Δρανδάκη, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια Βυζαντινής Αρχαιολογίας, Τμήμα Ιστορίας και Αρχαιολογίας, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Οι πρωτοβυζαντινοί εμπορικοί αμφορείς από την πόλη της κάτω Έδεσσας: H συμβολή τους στην κοινωνική και οικονομική ιστορία της πόλης
Translated title:
The Early Byzantine commercial amphorae from the archaeological site of Edessa: Their contribution to the social and economic history of the city of Edessa
Summary:
The purpose of this dissertation is the study and presentation of the early Byzantine amphorae from the archaeological site of Edessa. During the early Byzantine period, the city of Edessa is a thriving city where products arrive from almost all the well-known production centers of the Mediterranean.
The commercial relations of the city are reflected in the different types of Late Roman/ Early Byzantine amphorae which come from the wider Mediterranean area, but mainly from the eastern part of the Byzantine Empire. The key geographical position of the city, as a transit center of the Via Egnatia and one of the important stations-passage undoubtedly contributed to the socio-economic development and the commercial interconnections of Edessa.
Also the large percentage of amphorae LRA2 as well as other late Roman types such as LRA1 in combination with individual archaeological findings confirm the presence of military corps in the city.
The wide variety of clays in LRA2 seems to be connected with a wider and expanded geographical zone of the Aegean area, which during the early Byzantine period were centers of production of these amphorae.
Finally, the confirmed reuse of the Late Roman / Early Byzantine amphorae LRA1, LRA4, Samian cistern type, "spatheia" was inextricably linked with infant burials in amphorae that took place in the last phases of habitation of the city of Edessa. The city did not cease to be active throughout the early Byzantine period until its final abandonment, at the beginning of the 7th century, by its inhabitants, which now became inevitable.
Main subject category:
Archaeology
Keywords:
Edessa, Via Egnatia, Late Roman/ Early Byzantine amphorae, Transit center
Number of references:
893
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