Thasos

Grandjean, Yves; Salviat, François; Blondé, Francine; Müller, Arthur; Mulliez, Dominique

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“…5) (Spieser 1973, 542). The Late Byzantine defensive walls followed the course of the ancient Greek wall at several points and even incorporated ancient defensive architectural elements into the medieval structures, affecting the spatial organisation of the fortifications (Giros 1991, 45–50; Grandjean and Salviat 2000, 59; Mulliez, Muller and Blondé 2000, 514). Of the two towers found inside the defended area, the tower located at the western part of the fortress (T1 in Fig.…”

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“…Of the two towers found inside the defended area, the tower located at the western part of the fortress (T1 in Fig. 5) was still standing in 1931, when it was demolished for the building of the new museum (Holtzmann 1979, 635–6; Grandjean and Salviat 2000, 35). It was of rectangular plan (14 m × 10.6 m) with a small projection on the north side where also the entrance to the tower was located (Giros 1991, 46).…”

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“…North-west of the port, built upon the ancient acropolis, there is another fort overseeing the port and its fortifications, probably what John referred to in his will as ‘Epano Kastro’ (Upper Castle) (Kravari 1991, 100, no 10 [1384]). This acropolis, mentioned already at the beginning of the fourteenth century, might have been restored during the Latin conquest, and then again by John and Alexios before it was rebuilt and strengthened by the Gattilusi in the fifteenth century (Lazaridis 1958, 31; Giros 1991, 45; Koder 1998, 222; Grandjean and Salviat 2000, 35; Giros and Dadaki 2001, 519).

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Lords at the End of the Empire: Negotiating Power in the Late Byzantine Frontiers (Fourteenth–fifteenth Centuries)

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The defence of Late Byzantine (fourteenth–fifteenth centuries) frontier zones frequently became the responsibility of military elites, borderlords, who enjoyed absolute power in these areas and immunity from any fiscal or other obligation towards the Byzantine state. In this article I present the case studies of two borderlord families: the brothers and military officials Alexios and John, and the Genoese family of the Gattilusi, who ruled large areas around the Northern Aegean in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and participated actively in their defence at a time when they were surrounded by enemies and plagued by piracy. The aim of the article is twofold. First, I consider the borderlords’ building activities, modes of self-representation and the creation of new geographies as strategies for establishing control and legitimising their power. Second, I explore how the rise of these borderlords fits with Byzantine imperial policies and corresponds to changes in the character of Late Byzantine imperial authority and the role of the Byzantine emperor within and beyond the empire. Over the course of this article I hope to highlight the complexity of the political and economic situation in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and contribute to an understanding of modes of Late Byzantine government and power that move beyond simplistic frameworks of decline and fall.

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“…On the contrary, even smaller cities tried to follow this path of urban development in order to maximise the functionality and monumentality of the urban centre. In Thasos (Grandjean and Salviat 2000, fig. 21, nos.…”

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Agoras and Fora: Developments in the Central Public Space of the Cities of Greece During the Roman Period

Evangelidis

2014

Annu. Br. Sch. Athens

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Despite the old image of degradation and fall, modern research has shown that Roman Greece underwent a series of changes which are best reflected in the central public space of the ancient city, the agora. A variety of different factors, such as the dynamic presence of the local elite, the exploitation of the past, the imperial presence and most importantly the will to maximise functionality and monumentality, contributed to the formation of the spatial and architectural framework of the agora. In many cities the development of the agora is best described as the juxtaposition of old and new, which was achieved by the preservation and enhancement of the traditional landscape as well as by its enrichment with new buildings, many of which, like the Roman-style baths, improved the provision of services. In this context the term Romanisation describes the effort of each city to adapt to the requirements of the urban framework of the Imperial period, a framework characterised by monumentality and functionality. Roman colonies were the newest additions in the city pattern of Greece. In contrast to the Roman colonies in the west, many of the Roman foundations in Greece were founded over pre-existing cities with long histories. Therefore, they raise a series of questions concerning not only their architectural development but also the process of restructuring the existing landscape in order to create an urban framework that reflects their romanitas.

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“…Fieldwork in the Thasos agora in 2011 focused on the putative bouleuterion -the so-called Édifice en tuf (Grandjean and Salviat [2000] 11) -located in the northwest angle of the agora, between the northwest portico and the building with paraskenia (ID2647). The area was thoroughly cleaned and an analysis conducted of the structure's building phases.…”

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Macedonia and Thrace (Prehistoric to Hellenistic)

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2012

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Lords at the End of the Empire: Negotiating Power in the Late Byzantine Frontiers (Fourteenth–fifteenth Centuries)

Lords at the End of the Empire: Negotiating Power in the Late Byzantine Frontiers (Fourteenth–fifteenth Centuries)

Agoras and Fora: Developments in the Central Public Space of the Cities of Greece During the Roman Period

Macedonia and Thrace (Prehistoric to Hellenistic)

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