Evolution and change : town and country in late antique North Africa
In Roman times, North Africa was one of the principal productive areas and a fundamental source of goods for the Empire. The successive conquests of the Vandals (5th century AD) and the Byzantines (6th century AD) provoked radical transformations, notably in the economic organisation and in the urban centres and rural landscapes. Focussing on three important northern African provinces (Zeugitania, Byzacena, Tripolitania), I have collected and reviewed all the published evidence of these changes from the 4th to the 7th century AD. After a general analysis of the status quaestionis, related to the problem of late antique urbanism all over the Roman Empire and, in more detail, in North Africa, Chapter 2 focuses on the principal historical events from 4th to 7th century. The aim of this part is not to recount the episodes, but rather highlight the phenomena that affected North Africa in these centuries and that lack of data do not permit to analyse in detail in relation to the archaeological evidence. Chapters 3 and 4 focus principally on the economy of late antique North Africa. Elements considered lead to the problem of the reuse of classical Roman buildings for productive activities, principally in urban areas,
Leone, Anna
Evolution and change : town and country in late antique North Africa. In Roman times, North Africa was one of the principal productive areas and a fundamental source of goods for the Empire. The successive conquests of the Vandals (5th century AD) and the Byzantines (6th century AD) provoked radical transformations, notably in the economic organisation and in the urban centres and rural landscapes. Focussing on three important northern African provinces (Zeugitania, Byzacena, Tripolitania), I have collected and reviewed all the published evidence of these changes from the 4th to the 7th century AD. After a general analysis of the status quaestionis, related to the problem of late antique urbanism all over the Roman Empire and, in more detail, in North Africa, Chapter 2 focuses on the principal historical events from 4th to 7th century. The aim of this part is not to recount the episodes, but rather highlight the phenomena that affected North Africa in these centuries and that lack of data do not permit to analyse in detail in relation to the archaeological evidence. Chapters 3 and 4 focus principally on the economy of late antique North Africa. Elements considered lead to the problem of the reuse of classical Roman buildings for productive activities, principally in urban areas,
evolution change town_country late_antique north_africa roman time north_africa one_principal productive area fundamental source good empire successive conquest provoke radical transformation notably economic organisation urban_centre rural_landscape focussing important northern african province tripolitania collect review publish_evidence change general analysis status relate problem late_antique urbanism roman_empire detail north_africa focus principal historical_event aim part recount episode rather highlight phenomenon affect north_africa century lack data permit analyse_detail relation archaeological_evidence focus principally economy late_antique north_africa elements consider lead problem reuse classical roman_building productive_activity principally urban_area