Asia Minor and Cyprus

doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521325912.022

21a - Asia Minor and Cyprus

from PART IV - THE PROVINCES AND THE NON-ROMAN WORLD

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 March 2008

Charlotte Roueché

Edited by

Averil Cameron ,

Bryan Ward-Perkins and

Michael Whitby

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Charlotte Roueché: Affiliation:
Reader in Classical and Byzantine Greek, King’s College, University of London
Averil Cameron: Affiliation:
University of Oxford
Bryan Ward-Perkins: Affiliation:
University of Oxford
Michael Whitby: Affiliation:
University of Warwick

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The literary evidence for the history of Asia Minor and Cyprus is abundant for every period, but it suffers to some extent from too much familiarity: Asia Minor and Cyprus were the homeland of so many writers and readers. There was nothing exotic about this area, the heartland of the eastern empire, and so authors felt little need to describe it; much has to be deduced from what they assume. Furthermore, the chief characteristic of Asia Minor and Cyprus in the fifth and sixth century was that they were at peace, so that there was little to recount in historical narratives. The exception, here as in other things, is Isauria, whose turbulent history in the fifth century brought it into the history of the empire.

The lack of ‘historical’ events can therefore convey a spurious air of immobility. In such a situation, the contribution of archaeological evidence is particularly important; and as the archaeology of this region in this period has developed, it has revealed more and more evidence of marked change. The majority of early excavations concentrated on city sites, and it was common for the late Roman material to be dealt with cursorily during the search for ‘more interesting’ periods. More recently, excavators have come to treat such material more attentively; moreover, since the 1950s, archaeologists have been surveying the countryside, and their work is starting to provide a more balanced picture of this very large area. Recent work on Roman defences and fortifications has also produced a great deal of evidence for the period.

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Information: The Cambridge Ancient History , pp. 570 - 587

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CHOL9780521325912.022 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2001

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