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Chapter 13 - The Antioch Mosaics

History, Chronology, and Theory

from Part II - The Making of a Capital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2024

By
Nicole L. Berlin  and
Amy C. Miranda
Edited by
Andrea U. De Giorgi
Andrea U. De Giorgi
Affiliation:
Florida State University
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Summary

Since the 1930s, archaeologists have excavated over 300 mosaics at Antioch and its environs. This essay explores the developments and historiography on Antioch’s mosaics as well as new methodological approaches.

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AntiochDaphneMosaicsSyria
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Antioch on the Orontes
History, Society, Ecology, and Visual Culture
 , pp. 207 - 224
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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