Housing in Late Antiquity ─ From Palaces to Shops

Two 2003 colloquia are the source of the 19 selected papers: of architectural historians in Denver during April and of late antique archaeologists in Padova during May. They survey developments in Mediterranean housing from the fourth to sixth centuries AD, with some addressing later and less well known periods. Among the topics are episcopal residences in northern Italy, the architecture of spatial control for public use and privacy in Asia Minor, Carthage and its territory, and an Umayyad period house at Pella in Jordan. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Luke A. Lavan, Ph.D. (2001) in Archaeology, University of Nottingham is currently unemployed. His doctorate (2001) considered Provincial Capitals in Late Antiquity. He has edited conference volumes on late antique urbanism, the countryside and historical methodology, and is series editor of Late Antique Archaeology.Lale Ozgenel, Ph.D. (2000) in Architecture from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, teaches at Middle East Technical University , Department of Architecture. Her main research interest is ancient domestic architecture with a focus on gender, space and privacy in the Roman and late antique houses. Recent publications consider on late antique houses in Lycia. Since 2004 she works on the Goksu Archaeological Survey Project, in Turkey.Alexander Sarantis, Ph.D. (2006) in History at St. Anne's College, Oxford, works for the Central Administration of the University of Oxford. His interests encompass the history and archaeology of Late Antiquity, with a special focus on the society and economy of the East Roman provinces and imperial relations with the barbarian peoples within and beyond them. His doctorate explored The Balkans during the Reign of Justinian and he has recently authored articles on A.H.M. Jones and the Gepids.