Corinth in Late Antiquity

A Greek, Roman and Christian City

Amelia R. Brown

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Bloomsbury Academic
22 August 2019

Middle Eastern history; Classical history & classical civilisation; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology; Islamic & Arabic philosophy; The Early Church

Late antique Corinth was on the frontline of the radical political, economic and religious transformations that swept across the Mediterranean world from the second to sixth centuries CE. A strategic merchant city, it became a hugely important metropolis in Roman Greece and, later, a key focal point for early Christianity. In late antiquity, Corinthians recognised new Christian authorities; adopted novel rites of civic celebration and decoration; and destroyed, rebuilt and added to the city's ancient landscape and monuments. Drawing on evidence from ancient literary sources, extensive archaeological excavations and historical records, Amelia Brown here surveys this period of urban transformation, from the old Agora and temples to new churches and fortifications. Influenced by the methodological advances of urban studies, Brown demonstrates the many ways Corinthians responded to internal and external pressures by building, demolishing and repurposing urban public space, thus transforming Corinthian society, civic identity and urban infrastructure. In a departure from isolated textual and archaeological studies, she connects this process to broader changes in metropolitan life, contributing to the present understanding of urban experience in the late antique Mediterranean.

By: Amelia R. Brown
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 426g
ISBN: 9781350124981
ISBN 10: 1350124982
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 22 August 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction 2. Sources 3. People of Corinth 4. Administration & Civic Amenities 5. Religion 6. Public Entertainments from arenas to obsolesence 7. Residential, productive and commercial space 8. Fortifications 9. Conclusions 10. Bibliography

Amelia Brown is a senior lecturer at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. She has published widely on ancient Greece in the late antique and early Byzantine periods.

Reviews for Corinth in Late Antiquity: A Greek, Roman and Christian City

Corinth in Late Antiquity is an outstanding overview of the late antique development of one of the most important cities of the classical world. It is a must-have for anyone interested in the history of Corinth, late antique Greece or late antique urbanism. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *