Hellenistic and Roman Gerasa

The Archaeology and History of a Decapolis City

Edited by Achim Lichtenberger Edited by Rubina Raja

Book cover: Hellenistic and Roman Gerasa

Extent: 390 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Ancient Near East, Classical Studies, Mediterranean Archaeology

Series: Jerash Papers

Series volume number: 5

Language: English, French

Paperback (Published)

(September 2020)

ISBN: 9782503585048

Price: $145.00

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The Graeco-Roman Decapolis city of Gerasa was a flourishing centre of population from the Late Hellenistic up to the Early Islamic period. It was also home to a vibrant ceramics industry. Kilns found throughout the city, with a concentration in the Hippodrome, suggest that Gerasa was in fact a mass-production centre in the Decapolis region over a number of centuries, manufacturing a vast array of material to suit the changing needs of daily life. Drawing on finds yielded during excavations by the Danish-German Northwest Quarter Project and other archaeological projects, as well as the research undertaken within the Ceramics in Context project, this volume evaluates the pottery from Gerasa produced in the Late Hellenistic and Roman periods. Typology, development over time, and variations in the Gerasene pottery are explored, and rare examples of imported material are analysed in order to shed light both on the inner workings of the city, and on the networks that extended beyond Gerasas walls. The contributions gathered here examine the archaeology and history of Gerasa and assess ceramic remains alongside other finds from both the city and neighbouring urban centres. In doing so, they seek to contextualize this material in a broader cultural and historical context, and to improve our understanding of consumption, trading, and networks in the wider Decapolis area.

Edited by Achim Lichtenberger
Edited by Rubina Raja

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