Housing in Late Antiquity: From Palaces to Shops

This book examines a number of themes relating to housing in Late Antiquity. Two extensive bibliographic essays provide an overview of published literature relating to housing in this period. A selection of thematic essays focus on episcopia, lighting, privacy vs. public access, and building regulations. These are complemented by regional syntheses covering Spain and Africa and case studies of recently investigated urban houses from across the Mediterranean, from Gaul to Jordan. Whilst being firmly based in Late Antiquity, the volume also looks forward to Middle Byzantine and Early Islamic housing, with papers on rock-cut houses in Cappadocia and a wealthy dar from Pella in Jordan, destroyed by earthquake, with its inhabitants inside, in A.D. 749.

Luke A. Lavan, Ph.D. (2001) in Archaeology, University of Nottingham is currently unemployed. His doctorate (2001) considered Provincial Capitals in Late Antiquity. He has edited conference volumes on late antique urbanism, the countryside and historical methodology, and is series editor of Late Antique Archaeology.
Lale Özgenel, Ph.D. (2000) in Architecture from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, teaches at Middle East Technical University, Department of Architecture. Her main research interest is ancient domestic architecture with a focus on gender, space and privacy in the Roman and late antique houses. Recent publications consider on late antique houses in Lycia. Since 2004 she works on the Göksu Archaeological Survey Project, in Turkey.
Alexander Sarantis, Ph.D. (2006) in History at St. Anne’s College, Oxford, works for the Central Administration of the University of Oxford. His interests encompass the history and archaeology of Late Antiquity, with a special focus on the society and economy of the East Roman provinces and imperial relations with the barbarian peoples within and beyond them. His doctorate explored The Balkans during the Reign of Justinian and he has recently authored articles on A.H.M. Jones and the Gepids.