03258nam 2200625 450 991048006950332120170919043649.090-04-28967-410.1163/9789004289673(CKB)3710000000506309(EBL)4107587(SSID)ssj0001582017(PQKBManifestationID)16260184(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001582017(PQKBWorkID)14790739(PQKB)11154490(MiAaPQ)EBC4107587(nllekb)BRILL9789004289673(PPN)229594808(EXLCZ)99371000000050630920151216h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSpolia in fortifications and the common builder in late antiquity /by Jon M. FreyLeiden, Netherlands ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :Brill,2016.©20161 online resource (234 p.)Mnemosyne Supplements. History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity,2352-8656 ;Volume 389Description based upon print version of record.90-04-28800-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- Introduction -- Themes -- Reuse as Repair: The “Inscription Wall” at Aegina -- Reuse as Reinterpretation: Section R at Sparta -- Reuse as Rejection: The Fortress at Isthmia -- Spoliation as Process, Military Strategy, and Democratization -- Works Cited -- Index of Names and Subjects.Through intensive surveys of three fortifications in late Roman Greece, Frey reveals the untapped potential of spolia in demonstrating the critical role played by non-elites in bringing about the architectural and social changes that mark the end of classical antiquity. As his analysis demonstrates, when studied less as displaced objects to be classified by type and more as evidence for the construction process itself, spolia offer a unique opportunity to examine the ways in which common builders met the challenge of using pre-existing building materials to meet their contemporary architectural needs. This “bottom-up” approach offers an alternative to the traditional view that attributes change and innovation only to the genius of prominent individuals known to us in historical sources.Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava.Supplementum.History and archaeology of classical antiquity ;Volume 389.FortificationGreeceHistoryTo 1500Building materialsRecyclingGreeceHistoryTo 1500Aegina Island (Greece)AntiquitiesIsthmía (Greece)AntiquitiesSparta (Extinct city)GreeceHistory, MilitaryTo 146 B.CElectronic books.FortificationHistoryBuilding materialsRecyclingHistory725/.18Frey Jon M.995260MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910480069503321Spolia in fortifications and the common builder in late antiquity2280028UNINA