Butrint 3: Excavations at the Triconch Palace (Butrint Archaeological Monographs)

This Engaging And Well-illustrated Volume Describes The Excavations Of A Large Urban Sector, The So-called Triconch Palace, Of The Adriatic Seaport Of Butrint. In So Doing It Adds To The New Paradigm For The Development Of Roman Towns In The Mediterranean. The Book Traces The Changing Nature Of This Rich And Varied Area - From 2nd-century Roman Townhouses, To A 4th-century Elite Domus, To A Mid Byzantine Trading Area To Late Medieval Allotments - And Reveals The Rhythms Of Butrint And Its Mediterranean Connections. This Is Accompanied By Discussions Of The Elaborate Mosaic Decoration Of The Palatial Phase And Their Articulation Of Elite Living, As Well As Of In-depth Discussions Of The Implications Of Elite And Domestic Architecture In Late Antiquity And The Mid Byzantine Period-- Preface / Richard Hodges -- Butrint: Gërmimet Në Pallatin E Trikonkës / Nevila Molla -- Introduction / William Bowden And Richard Hodges -- The Excavations. The Domus And The Triconch Palace / William Bowden, Karen Francis, Oliver Gilkes And Kosta Lako -- The 5th- To Mid 7th-century Occupation Of The Triconch Area / William Bowden, Karen Francis, Oliver Gilkes And Kosta Lako -- The Medieval Occupation Of The Triconch Area / William Bowden, Amy Culwick, Karen Francis, Oliver Gilkes, Kosta Lako And Jonathan Price -- The Merchant’s House And The City Wall (5th-7th Centuries) / William Bowden, Ylli Cerova, Andrew Crowson, And Emanuele Vaccaro -- The Medieval Occupation Of The Merchant’s House / William Bowden, Andrew Crowson, Matthew Logue And Alessandro Sebastiani -- Interpretation And Discussion. The Mosaic Pavements And Painted Walls Of The Domus / John Mitchell -- The Domus And Triconch Palace As Aristocratic Residences / William Bowden -- Urban Change And The Triconch Palace Site In The 5th-7th Centuries / William Bowden -- From Roman Insula To Medieval Quarter? / Richard Hodges -- Conclusion / Richard Hodges. William Bowden And Richard Hodges ; With Contributions By Ylli Cerova ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 339]-345) And Index. Cover 1 Preface 8 Butrint: Gërmimet në Pallatin e Trikonkës 12 1. Introduction 20 2. The domus and the Triconch Palace 30 3. The 5th- to mid 7th-century occupation of the triconch area 75 4. The medieval occupation of the triconch area 137 5. The Merchant’s House and the city wall (5th to 7th centuries) 171 6. The medieval occupation of the Merchant’s House 222 7. The mosaic pavements and painted walls of the domus 250 8. The domus and Triconch Palace as aristocratic residences 296 9. Urban change and the Triconch Palace site in the 5th to 7th centuries 322 10. From Roman insula to medieval quarter? 338 11. Conclusion 346 Bibliography 358 Index 365 Plates 370