Housing and Urban Transformation in Carthage, 400--700 CE

Despite continuous archaeological investigations for more than a century, the domestic sphere in Carthage remains only superficially understood. In this dissertation, therefore, I examine all extant sources of evidence for post-Roman housing in Carthage, in order to understand more clearly not only the later history of Carthage but also its place among other cities in the rapidly changing post-Roman Mediterranean. Through the creation and analysis of new distributions maps based on nineteenth century excavations of houses as well as more recently excavated houses, a more nuanced reading of the domestic sphere in Carthage is presented, revealing shifting domestic and social paradigms in Carthage as it is transformed from major urban, Roman metropolis to early medieval town on the periphery of the Byzantine empire.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Art History

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Zitrides, Christine

Contributors dc:contributor

• Eric Hostetter

• History, Ancient

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3223770

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87373