Cities in Transition Urbanism in Byzantium [Paperback]

In this work the author analyses how the nature and characteristics of urbanism in Byzantium changed between the sixth and the eighth century AD. By use of a multifunctional approach the work offers a methodological path to assess the future contributions of urban Byzantine archaeology and to interpret other possible models of Byzantine urbanism. Contents: 1) The Byzantine city and its historiographical tradition; 2) Athens; 3) Gortyn; 4) Ephesos; 5) Amastris; 6) Conclusions.In this work the author analyses how the nature and characteristics of urbanism in Byzantium changed between the sixth and the eighth century AD.