Material Culture and Cultural Identity: A Study of Greek and Roman Coins from Dora
Title | Material Culture and Cultural Identity: A Study of Greek and Roman Coins from Dora PDF eBook |
Author | Rosa Maria Motta |
Publisher | Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 118 |
Release | 2014-03-20 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1784910937 |
Presents numismatics from the ancient harbor town of Dor/Dora in modern Israel with a history that spanned from the Bronze Age until the Late Roman Era.
Greek and Roman Coins of Tel Dor
Title | Greek and Roman Coins of Tel Dor PDF eBook |
Author | Rosa Maria Motta |
Publisher | |
Pages | 490 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
A Quaint & Curious Volume: Essays in Honor of John J. Dobbins
Title | A Quaint & Curious Volume: Essays in Honor of John J. Dobbins PDF eBook |
Author | Dylan K. Rogers |
Publisher | Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2021-12-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1789692199 |
Contributions in honour of John J. Dobbins, Professor of Roman Art and Archaeology at the University of Virginia, offers new readings of archaeological data and art, illustrating the impact that one professor can have on the wider field of Roman art and archaeology through the continuing work of his students.
A Globalised Visual Culture?
Title | A Globalised Visual Culture? PDF eBook |
Author | Fabio Guidetti |
Publisher | Oxbow Books |
Pages | 416 |
Release | 2020-07-31 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1789254493 |
Late Antique artefacts, and the images they carry, attest to a highly connected visual culture from ca. 300 to 800 C.E. On the one hand, the same decorative motifs and iconographies are found across various genres of visual and material culture, irrespective of social and economic differences among their users – for instance in mosaics, architectural decoration, and luxury arts (silver plate, textiles, ivories), as well as in everyday objects such as tableware, lamps, and pilgrim vessels. On the other hand, they are also spread in geographically distant regions, mingled with local elements, far beyond the traditional borders of the classical world. At the same time, foreign motifs, especially of Germanic and Sasanian origin, are attested in Roman territories. This volume aims at investigating the reasons behind this seemingly globalised visual culture spread across the Late Antique world, both within the borders of the (former) Roman and (later) Byzantine Empire and beyond, bringing together diverse approaches characteristic of different national and disciplinary traditions. The presentation of a wide range of relevant case studies chosen from different geographical and cultural contexts exemplifies the vast scale of the phenomenon and demonstrates the benefit of addressing such a complex historical question with a combination of different theoretical approaches.
A Cultural History of Money in Antiquity
Title | A Cultural History of Money in Antiquity PDF eBook |
Author | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2021-03-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1350253383 |
The origins of the modern, Western concept of money can be traced back to the earliest electrum coins that were produced in Asia Minor in the seventh century BCE. While other forms of currency (shells, jewelry, silver ingots) were in widespread use long before this, the introduction of coinage aided and accelerated momentous economic, political, and social developments such as long-distance trade, wealth creation (and the social differentiation that followed from that), and the financing of military and political power. Coinage, though adopted inconsistently across different ancient societies, became a significant marker of identity and became embedded in practices of religion and superstition. And this period also witnessed the emergence of the problems of money - inflation, monetary instability, and the breakup of monetary unions - which have surfaced repeatedly in succeeding centuries. Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, A Cultural History of Money in Antiquity presents essays that examine key cultural case studies of the period on the themes of technologies, ideas, ritual and religion, the everyday, art and representation, interpretation, and the issues of the age.
The Mysterious Spheres on Greek and Roman Ancient Coins
Title | The Mysterious Spheres on Greek and Roman Ancient Coins PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond V. Sidrys |
Publisher | Archaeopress Publishing Ltd |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2020-12-31 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 1789697913 |
This book is not a standard coin catalogue, but it focuses on quantities and percentages of the mysterious 5950 sphere images on Roman coin reverses, and a few Greek coins. This research identifies political, cultural, religious and propaganda trends associated with the coin sphere images, and offers a variety of new findings.
Greek and Roman Coins and the Study of History
Title | Greek and Roman Coins and the Study of History PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Grafton Milne |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1939 |
Genre | |
ISBN |