Foundation & Destruction Nikopolis & Northwestern Greece - The archaeological evidence for the city destructions, the foundation of Nikopolis & the synoecism (Paperback)

The Greek city of Nikopolis was founded by Octavian (later known as the Emperor Augustus) after his victory in the naval battle of nearby Actium in 31 BC. The city was a result of a so-called synoecism, i.e., the inhabitants of numerous Greek cities in the region (Epirus, Acharnania and Aetolia) were forced to leave their former dwellings and establish themselves in the newly built city, which became the capital of the coastal region. Since 1987 a joint Greek-American archaeological and geological Nikopolis project has registered, conserved and restored monuments inside and outside the city and conducted a survey of Southern Epirus aiming at understanding the changing relationship between humans and landscape. The main issue has been the impact of the new metropolis in the region and to what extent the towns included in the synoecism were actually left uninhabited.

General

Imprint:	Aarhus University Press
Country of origin:	Denmark
Series:	(Monographs of the Danish Institute at Athens Series)
Release date:	March 2001
First published:	March 2001
Authors:	Jacob Isager
Dimensions:	210 x 280 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	277
ISBN-13:	978-87-7288-734-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology
LSN:	87-7288-734-6
Barcode:	9788772887340

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