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Hadrianopolis IV: Early Byzantine mosaics and frescoes from northwestern central Turkey
Sami Patacı and Ergün Laflı
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Hadrianopolis is located on the principal western route from the Central Anatolian plain through the mountains to Bartın and the Black Sea, 3 km west of modern Eskipazar, near Karabük, in Roman southwestern Paphlagonia. Though small, it dominated a rich agricultural and vinicultural enclave on the borders between Paphlagonia, Bithynia and Galatia. Between 2005 and 2008, four survey, excavation and restoration campaigns were conducted on the site by Dokuz Eylül University. The 2005 surveys identified the remains of at least 24 buildings, many of which were paved with extensive mosaic floors. Following the publication of the inscriptions (Hadrianopolis I), glass (Hadrianopolis II), and pottery finds (Hadrianopolis III), the present volume is devoted to these early Byzantine mosaics and frescoes from this site, dated mainly to the 6th and 7th centuries AD. The most remarkable of these is the floor mosaic of the nave of the Basilica B, which displays personifications of the four rivers of paradise: Euphrates, Tigris, Phison and Geon.
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Front Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Notes and Acknowledgements
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Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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List of Plates
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Preface
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Abstracts and Key Words in English, French, German, Italian and Turkish
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Introduction
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I. Hadrianopolis in the Early Byzantine Period
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II. Mosaics from Baths A
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III. Mosaics from Baths B
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IV. Mosaics from Basilica A
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V. Mosaics from Basilica B
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VI. Mosaics from the Apsidal Building
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VII. Mosaics and Frescoes from the Domus
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VIII. Conclusions
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Appendix. A Lead Plate with an Inscription in the Archaeological Museum of Izmir
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Tables
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Plates
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Bibliography
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Published: 2019
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407353562 (ebook)
- 9781407315263 (paperback)
BAR Number: S2928