Publications/Dec 08, 2022

Middle Byzantine Aphrodisias: The Episcopal Village, AD 700–1250

Middle Byzantine Aphrodisias: The Episcopal Village, AD 700–1250 lead image

Hugh Jeffery. Middle Byzantine Aphrodisias: The Episcopal Village, AD 700–1250. Aphrodisias, volume XII. Reichert, 2022.

From Reichert

This study addresses the settlement at Aphrodisias, known to its medieval inhabitants as Karia, from the eighth through thirteenth centuries. Important bodies of archaeological data, including numismatics, funerary archaeology and liturgical sculpture are presented for the first time. The volume offers a holistic view onto a post-urban settlement functioning as a provincial outpost of the Byzantine Church, and demonstrates how the archaeology of ancient cities is mediated by medieval occupation, construction and curation.