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This book provides the first detailed study of the water supply of
households in antiquity. Chapters explore settings from Classical
Greece to the Late Roman Empire across a wide variety of
environments, from dry deserts and moderate Mediterranean zones to
wet and temperate climates further north. The different case
studies presented in each chapter are united by three intimately
interconnected aspects. The first, rainwater harvesting in
cisterns, provides detailed techno-hydraulic investigations of the
household water supply systems. The second aspect, households and
water at the margins, stresses how domestic water supply systems
were successfully adapted to unusually harsh environmental
conditions. The third, other waters for houses, focuses on other
types of water supply systems (rivers, water-bearers, stepped
pools, wells) and their life biographies. As shown by the different
chapters, a careful study of a household’s water supply is a rich
source of evidence for understanding everyday decisions, anxieties,
and changes in life. They also build towards a greater
understanding of the social inequalities that are at play in the
ancient Mediterranean and beyond, providing a wealth of new
research to greatly augment our understanding of water as a
resource in the ancient Mediterranean. Providing a new and
important perspective on a central part of everyday life in the
ancient world, this book is aimed at archaeologists and historians
of the ancient Mediterranean, notably the Greek and Roman worlds,
especially those with an interest in ancient households and water
culture.
This book brings together leading experts in the field of ancient
synagogue studies to discuss the current issues and emerging trends
in the study of synagogues in ancient Palestine. Divided into four
thematic units, the different contributions apply archaeological,
textual, historical and art historical methodologies to questions
related to ancient synagogues. Part One addresses issues related to
the origins and early development of synagogues up to 200 CE. The
contributions provide different explanations to the alleged lack of
evidence for synagogues built in the second and third centuries CE
and ask how much continuity or change there is between the late
Second Temple and late Roman/early Byzantine synagogues. Part Two
deals with architecture and dating of ancient synagogues. It gives
an overview of all synagogues found so far, approaches the dating
of Galilean synagogues in the light of the recently-exposed
synagogue at Huqoq, and provides a stylistic re-evaluation of the
Capernaum synagogue decoration.Articles in Part Three examine
leadership, power and daily life in local synagogue communities by
illustrating issues such as non-monumental inscriptions, priests,
meals, public debates, religious competition, and the existence of
house-synagogues. Part Four contextualizes synagogue art. An
overview of synagogue art in late antique Palestine is complemented
with reinterpretations of the mosaics in the Japhi?a and Beth Alpha
synagogues and a discussion of the appearance of the Menorah in
late antique Jewish art.
A Roman cadastre is a particular form of land allotment which looks
like a chequerboard. It was implemented by the Romans in regions
throughout the Empire, from Syria to Gaul. Yet, how did a Roman
cadastre exactly look like? What has Roman cadastration in common
with centuriatio and parcellation, and what not? Are aerial
photographs and maps a reliable source to reveal traces of a Roman
cadastre? Did Roman cadastres exist outside the Mediterranean
region, and if so, what are the consequences of its existence on a
socio-cultural level? Behind these apparently straightforward
questions are for most scholars simple definitive answers. On the
basis of these answers scholars have regarded the archaeological
study of Roman cadastres often as optimistic, biased and even
unscientific. In Cadastres, Misconceptions and Northern Gaul Rick
Bonnie argues that during the Middle-Roman period a cadastre was
implemented by the Romans around the provincial Roman city of
Tongres. In contrast to general beliefs, Bonnie demonstrates that
it is possible, using aerial photographs and maps, to reconstruct a
landscape outside the Mediterranean region that was overlain by a
Roman cadastre. It furthermore discusses and examines the history
of research, historical and archaeological sources on Roman
cadastres, as well as the Roman period of the Belgian Hesbaye
region. Rick Bonnie studied Classical Archaeology at Leiden
University (MA cum laude 2008). His thesis was awarded the W. A.
van Es-prize by the Dutch Institute for Cultural Heritage and was
nominated for the Leiden University thesis prize 2007-2008.
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