Chios dicta est… et in Aegæo sita mari: Historical Archaeology and Heraldry on Chios

By (author) Ioanna Koukouni

Book cover: Chios dicta est… et in Aegæo sita mari: Historical Archaeology and Heraldry on Chios

Extent: 330 pages

Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing

Subjects: Medieval Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(June 2021)

ISBN: 9781789697469

8.07 x 11.42 inches

Price: $75.00

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This book discusses the archaeology and history of the Greek island of Chios during the Byzantine and Genoese periods, focusing on Mount Amani. Harsh, remote, and poor, Mount Amani is nevertheless surprisingly rich in material for the landscape archaeologist and the student of historical topography, yet, until now, unknown in scholar


Historical Archaeology and Heraldry on Chios presents the results of research into the island’s medieval period, a terra incognita in the contemporary scholarly record. It is the first to be devoted to this topic in more than 100 years, following the publication of the seminal History of Chios by G. Zolotas in the 1920s. The book discusses the archaeology and history of Chios during the Byzantine and Genoese periods, focusing on Mount Amani, the region on the north-western part of the island. Harsh, remote, and poor, Mount Amani is nevertheless surprisingly rich in material for the landscape archaeologist and the student of historical topography, yet unknown in scholarly literature. Different types of evidence-both tangible and intangible-are used to discuss aspects of the local history and culture, from the evolution of the Byzantine settlement pattern, the rural economy, communications by land and sea and the chain of watchtowers, to the genealogy, the prosopography and the insignia of the local aristocracy, with many stone carvings illustrated for the first time.

Introduction ; PART A. HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF MOUNT AMANI PART B. HERALDRY AND VERNACULAR SCULPTURE PART A. HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY OF MOUNT AMANI PART B. HERALDRY AND VERNACULAR SCULPTURE

  • By (author) Ioanna Koukouni