Continuity and Destruction in the Greek East: The Transformation of Monumental Space from the Hellenistic Period to Late Antiquity: The Transformation of Monumental Space from the Hellenistic Period to Late Antiquity

The papers included in this volume were presented at the 2011 international academic conference 'Continuity and Destruction in Alexander's East: the transformation of monumental space from the Hellenistic period to Late Antiquity', which took place at the University of Oxford. The conference and publication theme - the region commonly known as the Hellenistic East - follows the long-term research interests of the editors and brings together scholars and specialists doing work in the region. It follows in the footsteps of a previous conference of 2009, From Pella to Gandhara: Hybridisation and Identity in the Art and Architecture of the Hellenistic East, which resulted in an edited volume of 2011 published by Archaeopress. While 'Pella to Gandhara' looked into the Hellenistic East as a whole, 'Continuity and Destruction' narrows the focus onto the Near East, with its greater wealth of archaeological research and publication. At the same time, the focus of the current topic carries over ontoan extended time frame spanning the aftermath of the Macedonian campaign, thus tracing steady, smooth or abrupt changes of defining spaces in ancient societies as these were moulded and shaped by the events of the day. Front Cover Copyright Preface TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Space and/as conflict in the Hellenistic Period Public Squares for Barbarians? The Development of Agorai in Pisidia From Performance to Quarry: The evidence of architectural change in the theatre precinct of Nea Paphos in Cyprus over seven centuries Christian Transformation of Pagan Cult Places: the Case of Aegae, Cilicia Lords of Two Lands, Statues of Many Types: Style and Distribution of Royal Statues in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt The Hellenistic Public Square in Europos in Parapotamia (Dura-Europos, Syria) and Seleucia on the Tigris (Iraq) during Parthian and Roman Times Development, Change, and Decline of Urban Spaces: Gadara (Jordan) from the 2nd Century BC to the 8th Century AD as demonstrated by the Theatre-Temple-Area Conclusion