Housing and Urban Transformation in Carthage, 400--700 CE
Zitrides, Christine
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Description
Title
Housing and Urban Transformation in Carthage, 400--700 CE
Author(s)
Zitrides, Christine
Issue Date
2006
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Eric Hostetter
Department of Study
Art History
Discipline
Art History
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
History, Ancient
Language
eng
Abstract
Despite continuous archaeological investigations for more than a century, the domestic sphere in Carthage remains only superficially understood. In this dissertation, therefore, I examine all extant sources of evidence for post-Roman housing in Carthage, in order to understand more clearly not only the later history of Carthage but also its place among other cities in the rapidly changing post-Roman Mediterranean. Through the creation and analysis of new distributions maps based on nineteenth century excavations of houses as well as more recently excavated houses, a more nuanced reading of the domestic sphere in Carthage is presented, revealing shifting domestic and social paradigms in Carthage as it is transformed from major urban, Roman metropolis to early medieval town on the periphery of the Byzantine empire.
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