Change and Transition on Crete: Interpreting the Evidence From the Hellenistic Through to the Early Byzantine Period : Papers Presented in Honour of G. W. M. Harrison

Change and Transition on Crete: Interpreting the Evidence from the Hellenistic through to the Early Byzantine Period is presented in honour of G.W.M. Harrison, whose academic contributions have enriched our perspective of Roman Crete and has inspired others to take on the challenge of this subject area. The study of Hellenistic and Roman Crete is, in many respects, still in its infancy. Whilst there is still much that we do not know about life on the island during these times, the past 40 years have seen a marked advancement of research and investigation into these periods at an ever-increasing pace, with the result that today we have a far better understanding and clearer perspective of the era. The theme of this volume, which was inspired by the 1st International Conference of the Colloquium on Roman Crete in 2016, is change and transition, a topic that challenges some of the earlier approaches to Hellenistic and Roman Crete, and which presents a different perspective on historical events and archaeological evidence. After an opening discussion, the papers explore aspects of change and transition in social and material archaeological contexts, with contributions on social organisation, economy and trade, health and diet, and the maritime landscape. In discussing change and transition for the Hellenistic and Roman periods, this volume also raises questions about existing interpretations of the archaeological evidence and the current chronological framework. Change and Transition on Crete: Interpreting the Evidence from the Hellenistic through to the Early Byzantine Period is presented in honour of G.W.M. Harrison, whose academic contributions have enriched our perspective of Roman Crete and has inspired others to take on the challenge of this subject area. The study of Hellenistic and Roman Crete is, in many respects, still in its infancy. Whilst there is still much that we do not know about life on the island during these times, the past 40 years have seen a marked advancement of research and investigation into these periods at an ever-increasing pace, with the result that today we have a far better understanding and clearer perspective of the era. The theme of this volume, which was inspired by the First International Conference of the Colloquium on Roman Crete in 2016, is change and transition, a topic that challenges some of the earlier approaches to Hellenistic and Roman Crete, and which presents a different perspective on historical events and archaeological evidence. After an opening discussion, the papers explore aspects of change and transition in social and material archaeological contexts, with contributions on social organisation, economy and trade, health and diet, and the maritime landscape. In discussing change and transition for the Hellenistic and Roman periods, this volume also raises questions about existing interpretations of the archaeological evidence and the current chronological framework. Cover 1 Title Page 3 Copyright page 4 Contents 5 Acknowledgements 7 About the Authors 8 Abstracts 11 1. Foreword G. W. M. Harrison and the Study of Roman Crete 15 Jane E. Francis 15 2. Introduction 17 Michael J. Curtis 17 3. The Export of Whetstones from Hellenistic Crete 25 Nicholas Victor Sekunda 25 4. La dernière ligne droite dans la rivalité acharnée et séculaire entre Phaistos et Gortyne 40 Adam Pałuchowski 40 5. Onomasticon and Social Identity on the Cretan Coins in the Late-Hellenistic and Roman Periods 52 Vassiliki E. Stefanaki 52 6. Τάφοι και Ταφικές Πρακτικές στο Αρχαίο Ρύτιο 72 Kαλλιόπη Γκαλανάκη, Χριστίνα Παπαδάκη, Κλέανθης Σιδηρόπουλος 72 7. Did Rome Really Change Anything? Settlement Patterns of Far Eastern Crete 93 Nadia Coutsinas 93 8. Beside the Sea: Unravelling the Maritime Landscapeof Hellenistic and Roman Crete 116 Michael J. Curtis 116 9. Becoming Roman: The Cretan Evidence of Augustan Stamps on Italian Sigillata 137 Martha W. Baldwin Bowsky 137 10. Origanum dictamnus (Dittany of Crete): Testaments, Uses, and Trade of a Sacred Plant 147 Anna Kouremenos 147 11. The Fabrics of Roman to Early Byzantine Cretan Amphorae from the Sphakia Survey 161 Jane Francis, Eleni Nodarou, Jennifer Moody 161 12. Health, Diet and Lifeways at Knossos during the Hellenistic, Roman and Late-Antique Periods 182 Anna Moles 182 13. Hazard, Risk, Vulnerability and the AD 365 Earthquake on Crete 195 Scott Gallimore 195 14. Afterword 214 Jane E. Francis 214 List of Scholarship on Crete by George W. M. Harrison 217 Index 219 Crete,trade,economy,numismatics,maritime,earthquakes,epigraphy,faunal analysis,Terra Sigillata,amphorae,production,social status,excavation,burials,dittany,settlement patterns. Change and Transition on Crete: Interpreting the Evidence from the Hellenistic through to the Early Byzantine Period is presented in honour of G.W.M. Harrison, whose academic contributions have enriched our perspective of Roman Crete and has inspired others to take on the challenge of this subject area.The study of Hellenistic and Roman Crete is, in many respects, still in its infancy. Whilst there is still much that we do not know about life on the island during these times, the past 40 years have seen a marked advancement of research and investigation into these periods at an ever-increasing pace, with the result that today we have a far better understanding and clearer perspective of the era.0The theme of this volume, which was inspired by the 1st International Conference of the Colloquium on Roman Crete in 2016, is change and transition, a topic that challenges some of the earlier approaches to Hellenistic and Roman Crete, and which presents a different perspective on historical events and archaeological evidence. After an opening discussion, the papers explore aspects of change and transition in social and material archaeological contexts, with contributions on social organisation, economy and trade, health and diet, and the maritime landscape. In discussing change and transition for the Hellenistic and Roman periods, this volume also raises questions about existing interpretations of the archaeological evidence and the current chronological framework Change and Transition on Crete: Interpreting the Evidence fromthe Hellenistic through to the Early Byzantine Period ispresented in honour of G.W.M. Harrison, whose academiccontributions have enriched our perspective of Roman Crete and hasinspired others to take on the challenge of this subject area. Thestudy of Hellenistic and Roman Crete is, in many respects, still inits infancy. Whilst there is still much that we do not know aboutlife on the island during these times, the past 40 years have seena marked advancement of research and investigation into theseperiods at an ever-increasing pace, with the result that today wehave a far better understanding and clearer perspective of the era.The theme of this volume, which was inspired by the 1stInternational Conference of the Colloquium on Roman Crete in 2016,is change and transition, a topic that challenges some of theearlier approaches to Hellenistic and Roman Crete, and whichpresents a different perspective on historical events andarchaeological evidence. After an opening discussion, the papersexplore aspects of change and transition in social and materialarchaeological contexts, with contributions on social organisation,economy and trade, health and diet, and the maritime landscape. Indiscussing change and transition for the Hellenistic and Romanperiods, this volume also raises questions about existinginterpretations of the archaeological evidence and the currentchronological framework