Category Archives: Periods, Late Antiquity

The Chlamydatus of Corinth

Posted on April 3, 2012 by

In the most recent Hesperia, Amelia Brown has offered an intriguing article on a significant group of Late Roman portrait statues (“Last Men Standing: Chlamydatus Protraits and Public Life in Late Antique Corinth,” Hesperia 81 (2012), 141-176). Chlamydatus statues of … Continue reading →

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Corinthian Exceptionalism in Western Civ Textbooks

Posted on February 28, 2012 by

In the comments to my post last week on Athens, Sparta, and Corinth in Western Civilization texts, Dimitri Nakassis pressed me to say a little more about how Corinth has figured differently into western civ textbooks over time—how changing times … Continue reading →

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More on Sicyonia, fortifications, and Late Antiquity

Posted on February 27, 2012 by

I’ve continued to work my way through Y. Lolos’s massive tome, Land of Sicyon. Hesperia Supplement 39 (Princeton: American School of Classical Studies, 2011) this weekend while waiting for the rain delayed Daytona 500.  I posted the first part of … Continue reading →

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On-site and off-site at Pyla-Koustopetria: A Response to Chris Cloke’s Interpreting Ceramic Assemblages

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Last week Chris Cloke generously shared some of his work with the pottery from the Nemea Valley Archaeological Project over at Corinthian Matters in a three part post. In a nutshell, he argued that there was evidence for manuring during … Continue reading →

Posted in Ceramics, Economy, Periods, Late Antiquity | 1 Comment

Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Byzantinists were stunned last week by the announcement that the Christian Archaeological Society had launched a digital version of its journal Deltion of the Christian Archaeological Society, with some open access material.  The announcement from the journal’s website: The Christian … Continue reading →

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Corinthian Scholarship (January)

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

New Corinthian-related scholarship published or released online in the last month. Diachronic Yannis A. Lolos, Land of Sikyon: Archaeology and History of a Greek City-State, Hesperia Supplement 39, Princeton 2011: ASCSA. Bronze Age Tartaron, Thomas F., Daniel J. Pullen, Richard … Continue reading →

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Land of Sikyon published

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

I just heard the good news that Yannis Lolos’ Land of Sikyon: Archaeology and History of a Greek City-State has finally been published.  Lolos completed his dissertation study of the Sikyonia well over a decade ago and completed the monograph … Continue reading →

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Ancient Corinth: 2011 Publications

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

I finally had time this week to gather together the 2011 publications for various aspects of Corinth’s history.  The first installment today includes about 3 dozen publications related to the history and archaeology of Corinth in antiquity, i.e., from the … Continue reading →

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Abstracts of the AIA / APA 2012 Meetings

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

I had planned to post reviews of the AIA / APA meetings a little more than a week ago, but illness and the preparations for a new semester sapped all my momentum.  I have a lot of material in the … Continue reading →

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Corinth at the AIA / APA Meetings: January 5-8, 2012

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

Tomorrow begin the annual meetings of the Archaeological Institute of America and the American Philological Association in Philadelphia.  I repost below info about Corinth papers.  If any one would like to contribute reviews of individual papers or sessions, let me … Continue reading →

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