Cities, Fortresses and Villages of Byzantine Asia Minor

Variorum
Clive Foss
ISBN: 0860785947
price: $156.00   hardcover

These essays deal with the history and archaeology of Byzantine Asia Minor from the 4th to the 14th century. They include regional surveys of the southwest (Lycia and Pamphlia) and discussions of specific sites and monuments elsewhere. These include many fortifications which have never been analyzed or integrated in to the archaeological or historical record of Byzantium. The work puts all kinds of surviving remains into the context of history, to show that the archaeological record is essential for recreating and understanding the nature and development of the Byzantine empire.
Contents: Introduction; Lycia in History; The Lycian Coast in the Byzantine Age; Cities and Villages of Lycia in the Life of St. Nicholas of Holy Zion; The Cities of Pamphylia in the Byzantine Age; The Defenses of Asia Minor against the Turks; Late Byzantine Fortifications in Lydia; Byzantine Malagina and the Lower Sangarius; Addenda; Index.