Changing topography & private space in the north-eastern Peloponnese : the late Roman Corinthia from the 3rd century AD until the 7th century AD
From the late-3rd century AD until the 6th century AD, continuous private investments fuelled a significant building programme that spread across the region of Corinthia. A period of crisis can be attested in the 4th century AD. This saw several residential and working facilities going out of use. For all the hardships, however, a significant build-up from that era argues against a general slowdown in the building activities. The latter appear to further intensify in the following period and until the first half of the 6th century AD. In urban areas, new housing units were commonly established on former public facilities and roads. Other times, new building came to revitalize deserted insulae. Notwithstanding, the resulting facilities rarely matched the earlier domestic complexes in size and wealth. In rural areas, the number of the villas likely remained stable, or even increased. A noticeable development concerned the establishment of villages on fringe areas of the countryside. These possibly signify a localized intensification of production and economic activities. Nonetheless, the image coming from those settlements speaks for struggling communities of very low level of wealth. One characteristic of the
Makrogiannelis, Paschalis
Changing topography & private space in the north-eastern Peloponnese : the late Roman Corinthia from the 3rd century AD until the 7th century AD. From the late-3rd century AD until the 6th century AD, continuous private investments fuelled a significant building programme that spread across the region of Corinthia. A period of crisis can be attested in the 4th century AD. This saw several residential and working facilities going out of use. For all the hardships, however, a significant build-up from that era argues against a general slowdown in the building activities. The latter appear to further intensify in the following period and until the first half of the 6th century AD. In urban areas, new housing units were commonly established on former public facilities and roads. Other times, new building came to revitalize deserted insulae. Notwithstanding, the resulting facilities rarely matched the earlier domestic complexes in size and wealth. In rural areas, the number of the villas likely remained stable, or even increased. A noticeable development concerned the establishment of villages on fringe areas of the countryside. These possibly signify a localized intensification of production and economic activities. Nonetheless, the image coming from those settlements speaks for struggling communities of very low level of wealth. One characteristic of the
changing topography private space north_eastern peloponnese late_roman continuous private investment fuel significant building programme spread_across region period crisis attest saw several residential work facility use hardship however significant build_up era argue general building_activity latter appear intensify follow urban_area new housing unit commonly establish former public facility road time new building come desert notwithstanding result facility rarely match earlier domestic complex size wealth rural_area number villa likely remain stable even increase noticeable development concern establishment village fringe area countryside possibly signify localized intensification production economic_activity nonetheless image come settlement speak struggle community low_level wealth characteristic