The Greek and Latin Inscriptions of Ankara (Ancyra): Vol. II Late Roman, Byzantine and other texts

Stephen Mitchell; David French

doi:10.17104/9783406736254

Summary

The second volume of inscriptions from Ankara, ancient Ancyra, contains editions with commentary and full illustration of nearly two hundred inscriptions from the late Roman and Byzantine periods, and forty texts of Roman imperial date, more than half of which have not been published before, as well as inscriptions for Ancyrans found outside the city dating from the Hellenistic period to late antiquity. The inscriptions are introduced by a new survey of Ankara’s history from the third to the tenth centuries. An important group of inscriptions documents the building of Ancyra’s city walls. A new text suggests that the late Roman fortifications were erected in 267. The city was strategically and politically prominent in the fourth century, when it served as an imperial residence. After the mid-fifth century Ankara’s population was overwhelmingly Christian, and the city had a large monastic population. A monumental inscription states that Ancyra was called the city of the Theotokos. Three lengthy inscriptions present a remarkable collection of biblical and quasi-biblical exempla, depicting the lives of Old Testament figures as role models for Ancyra’s pious inhabitants. Against previous historical reconstructions, it appears that the late Roman city continued to be inhabited after the fall of Ancyra to the Sassanians in 622. The hypothesis that the famous Byzantine citadel dates to the seventh century is rejected in favour of construction in 859, under the emperor Michael III, when Ancyra was hailed as a new Jerusalem. Ancyra enjoyed a revival in the Middle Byzantine period. Inscriptions strengthen the arguments for dating the conversion of the famous imperial temple of Rome and Augustus into a church to the ninth, and the construction of the now destroyed Church of St Clement to the tenth century.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2019
Copyright year: 2019
ISBN-Print: 978-3-406-73234-8
ISBN-Online: 978-3-406-73625-4
Publisher: C.H.BECK Literatur - Sachbuch - Wissenschaft, München
Series: Vestigia
Volume: 72
Language: English
Pages: 347
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages I - VIII
1 Ankara in Late Antiquity and Byzantium No access Pages 1 - 24
2 Bibliography No access Pages 25 - 40
1. 3.1 The fortifications of Late Roman and Byzantine Ankara (315 bis–328) No access Pages 41 - 69
2. 3.2 Imperial inscriptions from Constantine to Arcadius (329–333) No access Pages 70 - 80
3. 3.3 Building in Late Roman Ankara (334–346 bis) No access Pages 81 - 99
4. 3.4 Exempla Biblica in Ankara (347–349) No access Pages 100 - 120
5. 3.5 Funerary inscriptions from the late third to the early fifth centuries (350–364) No access Pages 121 - 141
6. 3.6 Large funerary monuments of the late fifth and sixth centuries (365–423) No access Pages 142 - 195
7. 3.7 Small funerary monuments of the late fifth and sixth centuries (424–496) No access Pages 196 - 246
8. 3.8 Middle Byzantine inscriptions in the imperial temple and other churches (497–504) No access Pages 247 - 259
4 Further inscriptions of the second and third centuries (505–545) No access Pages 260 - 286
1. 5.1 Inscriptions for Ancyrans and Galatians in Athens (A1–A73; Gal. 1–Gal. 11) No access Pages 287 - 299
2. 5.2 Other Greek inscriptions for Ancyrans outside Ankara (G1–G17) No access Pages 300 - 306
3. 5.3 Latin inscriptions for Ancyrans outside Ankara (L1–L21) No access Pages 307 - 315
6 Addenda and corrigenda to I. Ankara 1 No access Pages 316 - 322
1. 1. 7.1.1 Greek No access
  2. 7.1.2 Latin No access
2. 7.2 Geographical names No access Pages 327 - 328
3. 1. 7.3.1 Emperors No access
  2. 7.3.2 High offi cials No access
  3. 7.3.3 Governors of Galatia (Prima) No access
  4. 7.3.4 Civic aristocracy No access
  5. 7.3.5 Military units No access
4. 7.4 Professions No access Pages 330 - 330
5. 7.5 Festivals and contests No access Pages 330 - 330
6. 7.6 Biblical, ecclesiastical and liturgical terms No access Pages 330 - 330
7. 1. 7.7.1 Imprecations and fi nes No access
  2. 7.7.2 Funerary prayers No access
  3. 7.7.3 Burial No access
8. 7.8 Dates and chronology No access Pages 332 - 332
9. 1. 7.9.1 Greek No access
  2. 7.9.2 Latin No access
10. 1. 7.10.1 Greek No access
  2. 7.10.2 Latin No access
8 Concordance of publications No access Pages 343 - 347