Byzantine and Turkish Sardis (Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Monographs)

The excavations conducted by Harvard and Cornell at Sardis in western Turkey have brought to light a wealth of evidence of the material culture during the Late Antique, Byzantine, and Turkish periods. Clive Foss has combined study of the visible and excavated material remains with a reading of the Greek, Arabic, and Turkish literary sources to produce this history. It is a case study in the life and decline of a city in Anatolia that will be of great value to historians of the Mediterranean lands.To his narrative account of the city from the reforms of Diocletian through the Ottoman period the author adds a collection of the written sources. This collection continues the documentation previously published in Sardis Monograph 2, John G. Pedley’s Ancient Literary Sources on Sardis, which deals with the earlier periods. Editors' Preface Author's Preface Contents ABBREVIATIONS I. Late Antique Sardis Historical Outline Industry and Commerce Public Works and Public Services Pagans, Jews, and Christians The Material Remains: Sardis in the Time of Diocletian The Expansion of the City in Late Antiquity II. Byzantine Sardis The Dark Ages Middle Byzantine Sardis Sardis in the Empire of Nicaea and the Last Byzantine Phase III. Turkish Sardis The Seljuk Period The Ottoman Period IV. The Sources Appendix I. The Metropolitan Bishops of Sardis Appendix II. Tamerlane and The Conquest of Sardis Bibliography Notes Plans Illustrations Index Clive Foss. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 140-148. In English, Some Passages In Greek With English Translation. Biographical note: FossClive: Clive Foss is Visiting Professor of History at Georgetown University Foss Clive : Clive Foss is Visiting Professor of History at Georgetown University.