Antioch in Syria: A History from Coins (300 BCE-450 CE)

ISBN-13: 9781108940375 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023

Kristina M. Neumann

Opis

Challenging traditional scholarship and methodologies, this volume employs digital technologies to explore the abundant record of coins minted in Antioch in Syria. The result is a new political, financial, and social history of the ancient city essential for specialists of ancient history and numismatics while remaining accessible to students.

Recenzje

'Kristina M. Neumann's book is exceptionally well grounded in the original and secondary sources for its history, as well as in the evidence provided by epigraphy and archaeology. Moreover, she provides a noteworthy aid to future such undertakings by sharing the data …' Alan Stahl, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

List of figures; Chronology of rulers; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Counting change; 2. Imperial beginnings (300–129 bce); 3. Imperial transitions (129–31 bce); 4. Provincial negotiations (31 bce-192 ce); 5. Imperial creations (192–284 ce); 6. Imperial city (284–450 ce); Conclusion; Appendix 1 – S methodology for digitally analyzing coin finds; Appendix 2 – list of excavation reports; Appendix 3 – coin hoards with antioch coins; Bibliography; Index.