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Butrint, ancient Buthrotum , has taken many forms in different ages, shaped by the near-constant interaction between the place, its lagoonal landscape and the Mediterranean. Though Butrint does not appear on any of the records of early Greek colonisation to identify it as a Corcyrean settlement, strong links must have existed between it and the metropolitan Corinthian colony of Corfu. Blessed with springs that possessed healing qualities, a small polis was created - extended to incorporate a healing sanctuary dedicated to Asclepius. Julius Caesar, harbouring at Butrint in urgent need of supplies to sustain his struggle against Pompey, must have viewed the sanctuary, ringed by largely dried-out marshland, as the perfect site to settle veterans as a colony. It was an obvious cornerstone in controlling the passage from the Adriatic to the Aegean. The early settlers seem to have been limited in number and possibly mainly of civilian status. However, the political changes to the city's magistrature were immediate, and within a relatively short time-span fundamental changes to the physical make-up of the city were set in motion. Its new Roman status also located Butrint as a directly before the highest authorities in Rome, and within fifteen years or so, under Augustus's guidance following his victory at Actium, the city was refounded as a colony and awarded a pivotal role in Virgil's court-sponsored foundation epic, The Aeneid. Now linked to the Victory City of Nicopolis rather than in the shadow of Corfu, Butrint prospered. The urban fabric evolved, sometimes faltered, but was essentially sustained until the later 6th century A.D. This present volume is an assessment of the Roman archaeology, a compilation of studies and field reports that focuses upon the foundation and early history of the colony.
Table of Contents
Introduction (Richard Hodges and Inge Lyse Hansen)
The artistic and historical evidence
The sanctuary of Asklepios (Milena Melfi)
La structure politique de la colonie romaine de Buthrotum (Elisabeth Deniaux)
Appendix: A dedication to Minerva Augusta from Butrint (John R Patterson)
The Trojan connection: Butrint and Rome (Inge Lyse Hansen)
The monumental togate statue (Iris Pojani)
The Roman coins from Butrint (Sam Moorhead, Shpresa Gjongecaj and Richard Abdy)
The archaeological investigations on the Vrina Plain
Geoarchaeological investigation at Roman Butrint (David J Bescoby)
The archaeology of the Vrina Plain: an assessment (Andrew Crowson and Oliver J Gilkes)
Two Roman monuments: proposals for function and context (Ryan Ricciardi)
Comparative studies
Butrinto e Phoinike a confronto (Sandro De Maria)
Butrint and Nicopolis: urban planning and the 'Romanization' of Greece and Epirus (William Bowden)
Index
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About the Author
Richard Hodges is Scientific Director of the Butrint Foundation, and the author of several monographs in the Butrint monograph series published by Oxbow Books. He is also the author of The Archaeology of Placemaking: Butrint and the Global Heritage Industry (2016).
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