Ancient Fortifications

Author : Silke Muth,Peter Schneider,Mike Schnelle,Peter De Staebler
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785701429

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Ancient Fortifications by Silke Muth,Peter Schneider,Mike Schnelle,Peter De Staebler Pdf

Dedicated to the investigation of fortifications as important and integral elements of ancient built space, the present volume results from the activity of the German based international research network Fokus Fortifikation. Ancient Fortifications in the Eastern Mediterranean and is intended as a guide to research on ancient fortifications and a source of inspiration for new research. Ancient city walls and other fortification structures have long been underestimated. Since the early years of the 21st century, research on ancient fortifications has experienced an international boom, particularly amongst young researchers. They approached the study of fortifications with fresh ideas and new aims, and felt the need to discuss the problems and potentials of these monuments and to develop harmonized research methods and objectives. The outcome is the present bilingual (English and German) book, which offers a condensed view of the network’s extended conversations. The goal is not so much to offer an overview on the development of ancient fortifications, but rather to present versatile and diverse approaches to their research and interpretation and to serve as a kickoff for a new understanding of this category of ancient buildings. The book is divided into two parts: the first part includes 12 chapters on methods of interpretation, documentation, and field project organization; the systematic description and presentation of fortifications; the ‘building experience’; masonry forms and techniques; defensive, symbolic, and urbanistic functions and aspects; on fortifications in written sources, the visual arts, and as a historical source; and on regional and rural fortifications, and regionally confined phenomena. Part two is a catalogue that offers exemplary presentations of fortifications studied by network members; it is arranged in four sections: regions, sites, architectural elements and architectural details. The book is Volume 1 in the new series Fokus Fortifikation Studies. Volume 2 in the series, Focus on Fortification: New Research on Fortifications in the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East (Oxbow Books), the proceedings of an international conference held in Athens in December 2012, will also appear in 2015.

Author : Rune Frederiksen,Mike Schnelle,Silke Muth,Peter Schneider
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785701344

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Focus on Fortifications by Rune Frederiksen,Mike Schnelle,Silke Muth,Peter Schneider Pdf

With a collection of 57 articles in English, French and German, presenting the most recent research on ancient fortifications, this book is the most substantial publication ever to have issued on the topic for many years. While fortifications of the ancient cultures of the middle east and ancient Greek and Roman worlds were noticed by travelers and scholars from the very beginning of research on antiquity from the late 18th century onwards, the architectural, economic, logistical, political, urban and other social aspects of fortifications have been somewhat overlooked and underestimated by scholarship in the 20th century. The book presents the research of a new generation of scholars who have been analyzing those aspects of fortifications, many of them with years of experience in fieldwork on city walls. Much new evidence and a fresh look at this important category of built structure is now made available, and the publication will be of interest not only to the field of ancient architecture, but also to other sub-disciplines of archaeology and ancient history. The papers were presented at a conference in Athens in December 2012, and they all present material and discuss topics under seven headings that represent the most central themes in the study of fortification in antiquity: the origins of fortification, physical surroundings and building technique, function and semantics, historical context, the fortification of regions and regionally confined phenomena, the fortifications of Athens and new field research. The book is Volume 2 in the new series Fokus Fortifikation Studies, created by the German based international research network Fokus Fortifikation. The topics included have been identified by the network over many previous conferences and workshops as being the most important and as needing research and discussion beyond the network members. Volume 1 in the series, Ancient Fortifications: a compendium of theory and practice (Oxbow Books) will also appear in 2015 and together the two volumes bring the field of fortification studies up-to-date and will be an essential resource for many years to come.

Author : Ivo Van der Graaff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429868405

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The Fortifications of Pompeii and Ancient Italy by Ivo Van der Graaff Pdf

The fortifications of Pompeii stand as the ancient city’s largest, oldest, and best preserved public monument. Over its 700-year history, Pompeii invested significant amounts of money, resources, and labor into re-building, maintaining, and upgrading the walls. Each intervention on the fortifications marked a pivotal event of social and political change, signalling dramatic shifts in Pompeii’s urban, social, and architectural framework. Viewing the role of the defences as purely military in nature is over-simplified. Their fate was intertwined with that of Pompeii; their construction materials, methods and aesthetics reflect the political, social, and urban development of the city. This study redefines Pompeii’s fortifications, as a central monument that physically and symbolically shaped the city. It considers the internal and external forces that morphed its appearance, and traces how the fortifications served to foster a sense of community. The defences emerge as a dynamic, ideologically freighted monument, subject to manipulation and appropriation that was critical to the image and identity of Pompeii. The book is a unique narrative of the social and urban development of the city from foundation to the eruption of Vesuvius, through the lens of the monument most critical to its independence and survival.

Author : Silke Muth,Peter Schneider,Mike Schnelle,Peter De Staebler
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781785701405

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Ancient Fortifications by Silke Muth,Peter Schneider,Mike Schnelle,Peter De Staebler Pdf

Dedicated to the investigation of fortifications as important and integral elements of ancient built space, the present volume results from the activity of the German based international research network Fokus Fortifikation. Ancient Fortifications in the Eastern Mediterranean and is intended as a guide to research on ancient fortifications and a source of inspiration for new research. Ancient city walls and other fortification structures have long been underestimated. Since the early years of the 21st century, research on ancient fortifications has experienced an international boom, particularly amongst young researchers. They approached the study of fortifications with fresh ideas and new aims, and felt the need to discuss the problems and potentials of these monuments and to develop harmonized research methods and objectives. The outcome is the present bilingual (English and German) book, which offers a condensed view of the network’s extended conversations. The goal is not so much to offer an overview on the development of ancient fortifications, but rather to present versatile and diverse approaches to their research and interpretation and to serve as a kickoff for a new understanding of this category of ancient buildings. The book is divided into two parts: the first part includes 12 chapters on methods of interpretation, documentation, and field project organization; the systematic description and presentation of fortifications; the ‘building experience’; masonry forms and techniques; defensive, symbolic, and urbanistic functions and aspects; on fortifications in written sources, the visual arts, and as a historical source; and on regional and rural fortifications, and regionally confined phenomena. Part two is a catalogue that offers exemplary presentations of fortifications studied by network members; it is arranged in four sections: regions, sites, architectural elements and architectural details. The book is Volume 1 in the new series Fokus Fortifikation Studies. Volume 2 in the series, Focus on Fortification: New Research on Fortifications in the Ancient Mediterranean and the Near East (Oxbow Books), the proceedings of an international conference held in Athens in December 2012, will also appear in 2015.

Author : Rune Frederiksen,Mike Schnelle,Silke Muth,Peter Schneider
Publisher : Oxbow Books
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785701320

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Focus on Fortifications by Rune Frederiksen,Mike Schnelle,Silke Muth,Peter Schneider Pdf

With a collection of 57 articles in English, French and German, presenting the most recent research on ancient fortifications, this book is the most substantial publication ever to have issued on the topic for many years. While fortifications of the ancient cultures of the middle east and ancient Greek and Roman worlds were noticed by travelers and scholars from the very beginning of research on antiquity from the late 18th century onwards, the architectural, economic, logistical, political, urban and other social aspects of fortifications have been somewhat overlooked and underestimated by scholarship in the 20th century. The book presents the research of a new generation of scholars who have been analyzing those aspects of fortifications, many of them with years of experience in fieldwork on city walls. Much new evidence and a fresh look at this important category of built structure is now made available, and the publication will be of interest not only to the field of ancient architecture, but also to other sub-disciplines of archaeology and ancient history. The papers were presented at a conference in Athens in December 2012, and they all present material and discuss topics under seven headings that represent the most central themes in the study of fortification in antiquity: the origins of fortification, physical surroundings and building technique, function and semantics, historical context, the fortification of regions and regionally confined phenomena, the fortifications of Athens and new field research. The book is Volume 2 in the new series Fokus Fortifikation Studies, created by the German based international research network Fokus Fortifikation. The topics included have been identified by the network over many previous conferences and workshops as being the most important and as needing research and discussion beyond the network members. Volume 1 in the series, Ancient Fortifications: a compendium of theory and practice (Oxbow Books) will also appear in 2015 and together the two volumes bring the field of fortification studies up-to-date and will be an essential resource for many years to come.

Author : Anna Magdalena Blomley
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789699715

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A Landscape of Conflict? Rural Fortifications in the Argolid (400–146 BC) by Anna Magdalena Blomley Pdf

This is the first systematic study of Late Classical and Hellenistic rural fortifications in ancient Argos and the city-states of the Argolic Akte. Based on one of the largest regional corpora of Greek fortified sites, the volume investigates the function of rural fortifications by placing them in the context of their surrounding landscape.

Author : Konstantin Nossov,Konstantin S Nossov
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781849081283

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Greek Fortifications of Asia Minor 500–130 BC by Konstantin Nossov,Konstantin S Nossov Pdf

Sandwiched between the heart of ancient Greece and the lands of Persia, the Greek cities of Western Anatolia were the spark that ignited some of the most iconic conflicts of the ancient world. Fought over repeatedly in the 5th century BC, their conquest by the Persians provided a casus belli for Alexander the Great to cross the Hellespont in 334 BC and launch the battle of Granicus and the sieges of Miletus and Halicarnassus. A blend of Greek and Asian styles of military architecture, these fortified cities were revolutionary in their multi-linear construction – successive defensive walls – with loopholes and mural arches. Konstantin Nossov illustrates the evolution of Greek fortifications and the influences of the region they bordered in this fascinating study.

Author : Silke Müth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-01
Category : Fortification
ISBN : 178570141X

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Ancient Fortifications by Silke Müth Pdf

Author : John Henry Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Fortification
ISBN : COLUMBIA:AR00179116

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The Primitive Fortifications of the City of Rome by John Henry Parker Pdf

Author : Carola Vogel
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1846039568

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The Fortifications of Ancient Egypt 3000–1780 BC by Carola Vogel Pdf

During the Old and Middle Kingdoms, Ancient Egypt led the world in the construction of fortifications. The oldest was discovered on Elephantine Island and dates to c.2900 BC. This book investigates over 2,000 years of Egyptian fortification, including both fortified cities and military installations. It covers the most famous sites, including the fortified town of Ayn Asil and the fortress of Buhen. The text also examines the specific defensive structures within the fortifications, including gates, walls, and towers, and looks at both the operation and social history of these ancient military strongholds. Maps, photographs, and artwork by Brian Delf recreate this long-lost but legendary era, a treat for the eye as well as the mind.

Author : Charles R. Brown
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385395596

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The Old Northwest Territory. Its Missions, Forts and Trading Posts by Charles R. Brown Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Author : Samuel Rocca
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782005216

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The Fortifications of Ancient Israel and Judah 1200–586 BC by Samuel Rocca Pdf

This book provides a detailed study of the fortifications of the founders of ancient Israel from the time of their first settlement in the Middle East, through the periods of the united and divided kingdoms, until the sack of Jerusalem in 586 BC. It begins in the period of Israelite settlement in the First Iron Age period (1200–1000 BC). The extensive fortifications created by the famous kings Saul, David and Solomon are covered, including Gibeah, Jerusalem, Megiddo, Hazor and Gezer, which are described in the Bible. The period of the Divided Monarchy saw the creation of two separate political entities: the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The enemies the two kingdoms faced in this period included Moab, Edom, and the Arameans as well as the mighty empires of Assyria, Babylonia and Egypt. This book is a must-have for fans of warfare in the ancient Middle East.

Author : Nikos D. Kontogiannis
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526710277

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Byzantine Fortifications by Nikos D. Kontogiannis Pdf

This wide-ranging study examines the Byzantine Empire’s network of military fortifications from the Aegean to Asia Minor and Africa. The Byzantine empire was one of the most powerful forces in the Mediterranean and Near East for over a thousand years. Strong military organization, anchored by widespread fortifications, was essential for its defense—yet this aspect of its history is often neglected. Historian Nikos Kontogiannis corrects this oversight with this ambitious account of Byzantine fortifications, detailing their construction and development as well as their role in times of war. Byzantine Fortifications combines the results of decades of wide-ranging archaeological work with an account of the armies, weapons, tactics and defensive strategies of the empire throughout its long history. Fortifications built in every region of the empire are covered, from those in Mesopotamia, Syria, and Africa, to those in Asia Minor, the Aegean and the Balkan peninsula.

Author : Dennis Hart Mahan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Defensive (Military science)
ISBN : HARVARD:32044009912098

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Mahan's Permanent Fortifications by Dennis Hart Mahan Pdf

Author : Ariane Ballmer,Manuel Fernandez-Gotz,Dirk P. Mielke
Publisher : Oxbow Books Limited
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-12-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1785707485

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Understanding Ancient Fortifications by Ariane Ballmer,Manuel Fernandez-Gotz,Dirk P. Mielke Pdf

Important new collection of papers looking at the development of fortified sites in Europe from the Neolithic through to the Late Iron Age, examining evidence for common trends, cultural and ideological backgrounds, structural and functional attributes across the continent and through time and regional differences and developments