Archaeology and urban settlement in late Roman and Byzantine Anatolia: Euchaïta-Avkat-Beyözü and its environment

"The site of medieval Euchaïta, on the northern edge of the central Anatolian plateau, was the centre of the cult of St Theodore Tiro ('the Recruit'). Unlike most excavated or surveyed urban centres of the Byzantine period, Euchaïta was never a major metropolis, cultural centre or ext...

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Weitere Verfasser: Haldon, John F. 1948- (HerausgeberIn), Elton, Hugh (HerausgeberIn), Newhard, Jim (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2018
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Zusammenfassung:"The site of medieval Euchaïta, on the northern edge of the central Anatolian plateau, was the centre of the cult of St Theodore Tiro ('the Recruit'). Unlike most excavated or surveyed urban centres of the Byzantine period, Euchaïta was never a major metropolis, cultural centre or extensive urban site, although it had a military function from the seventh-ninth century. Its significance lies precisely in the fact that as a small provincial town, something of a backwater, it was probably more typical of the 'average' provincial Anatolian urban settlement, yet almost nothing is known about such sites"--
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN:9781108557757
DOI:10.1017/9781108557757

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