Late Roman Villas in the Danube-Balkan Region

ISBN-13: 9781841714448 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 329 str.

Lynda Mulvin

Opis

Based on evidence from extensive fieldwork as well as literary sources, this thesis provides a detailed investigation into the architectural plan of late Roman villas in the provinces of Pannonia, Moesia, Dalmatia, Dacia and Thracia. The vast majority of the book presents a gazetteer of villas, illustrated with ground plans and a black-and-white photograph. The volume includes a discussion of the social, military and religious influences on the distribution and architectural design of the villas, most of which date from the 2nd century AD, corresponding with the area's main phase of Romanisation.

During the first to the fifth centuries AD the Danube-Balkan region formed a buffer zone between the Latin speaking world of the west and the Greek speaking lands of the east. This book deals with the development and influence of the architectural plan of the late Roman villa in the Danube-Balkan region. It combines an archaeological and an architectural historical approach to the examination of the plans which form the primary focus of the research. At the same time, the functional and decorative elements of the buildings are considered in detail where appropriate. The research is based on extensive fieldwork and draws together the existing literature to elucidate the architecture of the late Roman villa in the Danube-Balkan region and to establish its broader significance. A systematic study of this nature has not previously been carried out.