Seasides of Byzantium

Harbours and Anchorages of a Mediterranean Empire

edited by Johannes Preisler-Kapeller, Falko Daim and Taxiarchis G. Kolias

Book cover: Seasides of Byzantium

Hardback (Published)

(February 2022)

ISBN: 9783884673379

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The contributions in this volume concentrate on examining case studies for the most important maritime core region of the Byzantine Empire, the Aegean. General phenomena such as the organisation of the Byzantine navy and its operations or lighthouses are discussed, as well as new geoarchaeological research methodologies in harbour archaeology


General phenomena such as the organisation of the Byzantine navy and its operations or lighthouses are discussed in this volume as well as new geoarchaeological research methodologies in harbour archaeology. Most contributions in the present volume examine case studies for the most important maritime core region of the Byzantine Empire, the Aegean. This sea connected the remaining provinces of the empire in Southeastern Europe and Asia Minor after the loss of Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and North Africa to the Arabs in the 7th century A.D. In addition to technical and geographical aspect, the studies in this volume make clear that we need to explore more and more the social embedding of the seasides of Byzantium to understand their dynamics in all their complexity.

  • Edited by Falko Daim
  • Edited by Taxiarchis G. Kolias
  • Edited by Johannes Preisler-Kapeller