Peoples in the Black Sea Region from the Archaic to the Roman Period

Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on the Black Sea in Antiquity held in Thessaloniki, 21-23 September 2018

By (author) Manolis Manoledakis

Book cover: Peoples in the Black Sea Region from the Archaic to the Roman Period

Extent: 200 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: Classical Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(May 2021)

ISBN: 9781789698671

8.07 x 11.42 inches

Price: $49.00

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Contributions to this volume, covering all shores of the Black Sea, draw on a mix of archaeological evidence, epigraphy and written sources to explore the activities and characteristics of those that inhabited or colonised the Black Sea area, as well as those that visited, acted in, or influenced the region, from the archaic to Roman periods.


Peoples in the Black Sea Region from the Archaic to the Roman Period includes papers presented at the Third International Workshop on the Black Sea in Antiquity, which, like the two previous ones, took place at the International Hellenic University, Greece, on 21-23 September 2018. The ‘Peoples’ of the title are defined widely to include not only those that either inhabited or colonised the Black Sea area, but also those who are considered to have visited, acted in, or influenced the region. Papers draw on a mix of archaeological evidence, epigraphy and written sources, as well as maps to explore the activities and characteristics of these peoples. The contributors are scholars from ten countries, and their papers cover all shores of the Black Sea.

Introduction North Black Sea Greeks and non-Greeks in the BCOSPE Project - Victor Cojocaru and Lavinia Grumeza Olbian Style Bronze Mirrors with Zoomorphic Handles from Mingachevir - Zaur Hasanov Chronology of the Early Scythian Sites in the Lower Don Region - M.Yu. Rusakov and A.A. Rusakova Greeks and non-Greeks in Contact: Commercial and Epigraphical Practices According to the Lead and Ostracon Letters from the Northern Black Sea - Madalina Dana 'Barbarian' Peoples of the Northern Black Sea Region on the Tabula Peutingeriana versus Literary Tradition - Alexander V. Podossinov South Black Sea 'Barbarians' in the Southern Black Sea: The Extreme Case of the Mossynoikoi - Manolis Manoledakis Roman Soldiers in Sinope - Latife Summerer and Perikles Christodoulou West Black Sea Quantitative Approaches to Epigraphy: Epigraphic Production in Thrace as a Mirror of Social Organisation - Petra Janouchova (Hermankova) Aegyptiaca Pontica: Old and New Evidence from the West Pontic Coast - Mila Chacheva Consumers of Attic Pottery in the Western Black Sea Region - Despoina Tsiafaki and Amalia Avramidou Inconspicuous Presence? Macedonians on the West Pontic Coast in the Early Hellenistic Period - Margarit Damyanov, Emil Nankov and Daniela Stoyanova East Black Sea 'Colchians Did Not Like to Write': Reflections on Greek Epigraphy in the Eastern Black Sea Region and Its Hinterland - David Braund The Other Greeks: The Achaei of the Western Caucasus - Ioannis K. Xydopoulos General Pontic Greeks and Locals: Subterranean Dwellings Once Again - Gocha R. Tsetskhladze The Roman Naval Strategy in the Black Sea in the 1st-3rd Centuries AD. Some Preliminary Considerations - Mihail Zahariade, Introduction ;

North Black SeaBCOSPE Project – Victor Cojocaru and Lavinia GrumezaZaur HasanovM.Yu. Rusakov and A.A. RusakovaMadalina DanaTabula Peutingeriana versus Literary Tradition – Alexander V. Podossinov South Black SeaManolis ManoledakisLâtife Summerer and Perikles Christodoulou West Black SeaPetra Janouchová (Heřmánková)Aegyptiaca Pontica: Old and New Evidence from the West Pontic Coast – Mila ChachevaDespoina Tsiafaki and Amalia AvramidouMargarit Damyanov, Emil Nankov and Daniela Stoyanova East Black SeaDavid Braund Ioannis K. Xydopoulos GeneralGocha R. Tsetskhladze† Mihail Zahariade

  • By (author) Manolis Manoledakis

"Overall, this is a useful collection of papers offering much of interest to persons concerned with the history of the ancient Black Sea and its peoples." Stanley M. Burstein (2023): Ancient West and East 22

'Overall, this is a useful collection of papers offering much of interest to persons concerned with the history of the ancient Black Sea and its peoples.' – Stanley M. Burstein (2023): Ancient West and East 22