S Transformation urbaner Räume in spätantiker und byzantinischer Zeit: Fallbeispiele aus Westkleinasien
Instructors: Dr. phil. Verena FuggerShortname: S ByzA
Course No.: 07.012.16_240
Course Type: Seminar
Recommended reading list
- B. Böhlendorf-Arslan (Hrsg.), Veränderungen von Stadtbild und urbaner Lebenswelt in spätantiker und frühbyzantinischer Zeit. Assos im Spiegel städtischer Zentren Westkleinasiens (Mainz 2021).
- G. Brands – H.-G. Severin (Hrsg.), Die spätantike Stadt und ihre Christianisierung. Symposium vom 14. bis 16. Februar 2000 in Halle/Saale (Wiesbaden 2003).
- G. P. Brogiolo – B. Ward-Perkins (Hrsg.), The Idea and Ideal of the Town Between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (Leiden u. a. 1999).
- F. Daim – S. Ladstätter (Hrsg.), Ephesos in byzantinischer Zeit (Mainz 2011).
- I. Jacobs – H. Elton (Hrsg.), Asia Minor in the Long Sixth Century. Current Research and Future Directions (Oxford 2019).
- L. Lavan (Hrsg.), Recent Research in Late-Antique Urbanism (Portsmouth 2001).
- L. Lavan, Public Space in the Late Antique City, 2 Bde. (Leiden u. a. 2020).
- Ph. Niewöhner, The Archaeology of Byzantine Anatolia. From the End of Late Antiquity until the Coming of the Turks (Oxford 2017).
Contents
In Late Antiquity, the Hellenistic-Roman poleis of Asia Minor underwent profound transformations. Political, religious, economic, and social upheavals from the late fourth century onward led not only to new forms of urban organisation but, under the influence of Christianity, also to a fundamental reconfiguration of the urban landscape. Using selected case studies from western Asia Minor—including Ephesos, Aphrodisias, Pergamon, and Miletos—the seminar is devoted to these multifaceted processes of transformation. Central questions concern continuity and change in urban structures, the role of Christianity in the redesign and furnishing of urban living spaces, as well as the loci of imperial representation and social interaction. The chronological focus extends from the fourth to the sixth century; beyond this, the Middle Byzantine period is also taken into account in order to shed light on the subsequent fate of these cities. Archaeological features and finds are analysed collectively in order to capture the dynamics of urban development in Late Antique and Byzantine times.Dates
| Date (Day of the week) | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 04/15/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 04/22/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 04/29/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 05/06/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 05/13/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 05/20/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 05/27/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 06/03/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 06/10/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 06/17/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 06/24/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 07/01/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
| 07/08/2026 (Wednesday) | 14:15 - 15:45 | 02 425 P203 1141 - Philosophisches Seminargebäude |
