Contextualizing Pompeiopolis: Urban Development in Roman Anatolia from a Comparative Perspective

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Contextualizing Pompeiopolis

Urban Development in Roman Anatolia from a Comparative Perspective

Edited by: Lâtife Summerer , Peri Johnson and Julia M. Koch

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2025

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After the Pontic Kingdom’s defeat and northern Anatolia’s integration into the Roman Empire in 64/63 BCE, the region experienced an urban transformation. The victorious Pompey founded Pompeiopolis as one of seven new cities. This book publishes seminal fieldwork conducted at Pompeiopolis (2006–2016) with comparative studies on Roman cities that lays the groundwork for future research on the development of urban landscapes in the Roman East.

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Peri Johnson, Univ. of Illinois, USA; Julia Koch, DAI Istanbul, Türkiye; Lâtife Summerer, ARUCAD, Kyrenia, North Cyprus.

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Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies Classical Studies Ancient History

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Frontmatter
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Dedication
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Introduction
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Surveying Landscape around Pompeiopolis
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Preliminary Results on Late Roman and Byzantine Land Use in the Hinterland of Pompeiopolis as Indicated by Soil and Charcoal Data
3
Katja Kothieringer

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Comparative Imperialisms: Pompeiopolis and the Organization of the Taşköprü Basin (ca. 5000 BCE – 500 CE)
23
Peri Johnson

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Tracing Mithra in the Realm of the Mithradatids – Towards a New Reading of Rock-Cut Stepped Tunnels and Rock Sanctuaries in the Southern Black Sea Region
65
Julia M. Koch

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3D Terrestrial Laser Scanning of the Stepped Rock-Cut Tunnel on Kılıçkaya in the Amnias River Valley
111
Max Rahrig and Julia M. Koch

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Connecting Pompeiopolis: Roads and Cities
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The City and the Road – The Transport Connections of Pompeiopolis in the Light of Recent Discoveries in the Pompeian Cities
129
Tønnes Bekker-Nielsen

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Paphlagonia: Landscapes, Roads and Towns from Antiquity to the End of Byzantine Domination
139
Klaus Belke

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Urban Space: Public and Domestic Buildings in Pompeiopolis and Beyond
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Two Theatre Buildings in Pompeiopolis – Results of the Excavation Seasons 2012–2016
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Lâtife Summerer, Perikles Christodoulou and Andrew Sherwood

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Imperial Urbanism and Staple Economies in the Early and Late Roman Cityscape – Spatial Transformations of the Courtyard Granary at Pompeiopolis (1^st Cent. BCE – 7^th Cent. CE)
189
Julia M. Koch

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Preliminary Observations on Ceramic Building Materials from Pompeiopolis
333
Mariusz Gwiazda

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The Roman Houses of Ilion
347
C. Brian Rose

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The Power of Impression – Reception in Late Antique Elite Residential Complexes of Asia Minor
361
Inge Uytterhoeven

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Hydraulic Systems in Pompeiopolis and Tieion
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Hydraulic Installations of Pompeiopolis Across Time
379
Gabrièle Larguinat-Turbatte

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Aqueduct and Sewage Systems of Roman Tieion
411
Şahin Yıldırım

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Foods and Vessels in Pompeiopolis
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Animal Husbandry and Agriculture at Roman and Late Antique Pompeiopolis
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Evangelia Pişkin

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Identifying the Pottery Production Boom in Early Byzantine Pompeiopolis – Methodological Approach and Regional Significance
461
Krzysztof Domżalski

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Glass in Pompeiopolis. A Preliminary Report
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Despina Ignatiadou and Anastassios Antonaras

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Metal Finds from Pompeiopolis: Coins and Belt Buckles
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The Greek, Roman and Roman Provincial Coins found at Pompeiopolis during the Excavation Campaigns of 2010–2016
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Julie Dalaison and Fabrice Delrieux

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Byzantine Coins Found at Pompeiopolis during the Excavation Campaigns of 2010–2016 and their Significance in the Anatolian Context
527
Max Ritter

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Seven Byzantine Buckles from Pompeiopolis and a Bronze Stamp from its Region
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Max Ritter

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Tracing Names, People and Religious Beliefs
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On Paphlagonian Personal Names
575
Alexandru Avram

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The Networks of the Elite in Pompeiopolis in the 2^nd Cent. CE
591
Christian Marek

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The Religious Landscape of Pompeiopolis
597
Perikles Christodoulou

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Mortuary Space and Graves in Northern Anatolia
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Death and Burial in Bithynia: The Case of Iouliopolis
637
Melih Arslan and Lâtife Summerer

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Tombs and Grave Goods from the West Necropolis of Sinope: Preliminary Report of Recent Rescue Excavations (2015–2017)
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Vural Hüseyin

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Tracing Byzantine Monuments in the Chora of Pompeiopolis: A Rural Cemetery Church near the Village of Kılıçlı (Boyabat, Sinop Province)
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Ercan Kanbur, Max Ritter and Lâtife Summerer

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Index of Persons

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Subject Index

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Topographical Index

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August 22, 2025

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9783111706962

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August 22, 2025

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9783111706436

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111706962

eBook ISBN: 9783111706962

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Keywords for this book

Urbanism; epigraphy; numismatics; Paphlagonia

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Scholars and students of Classical Archaelogy and Ancient History.

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Contextualizing Pompeiopolis

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

Preliminary Results on Late Roman and Byzantine Land Use in the Hinterland of Pompeiopolis as Indicated by Soil and Charcoal Data

Comparative Imperialisms: Pompeiopolis and the Organization of the Taşköprü Basin (ca. 5000 BCE – 500 CE)

Tracing Mithra in the Realm of the Mithradatids – Towards a New Reading of Rock-Cut Stepped Tunnels and Rock Sanctuaries in the Southern Black Sea Region

3D Terrestrial Laser Scanning of the Stepped Rock-Cut Tunnel on Kılıçkaya in the Amnias River Valley

The City and the Road – The Transport Connections of Pompeiopolis in the Light of Recent Discoveries in the Pompeian Cities

Paphlagonia: Landscapes, Roads and Towns from Antiquity to the End of Byzantine Domination

Two Theatre Buildings in Pompeiopolis – Results of the Excavation Seasons 2012–2016

Imperial Urbanism and Staple Economies in the Early and Late Roman Cityscape – Spatial Transformations of the Courtyard Granary at Pompeiopolis (1st Cent. BCE – 7th Cent. CE)

Preliminary Observations on Ceramic Building Materials from Pompeiopolis

The Roman Houses of Ilion

The Power of Impression – Reception in Late Antique Elite Residential Complexes of Asia Minor

Hydraulic Installations of Pompeiopolis Across Time

Aqueduct and Sewage Systems of Roman Tieion

Animal Husbandry and Agriculture at Roman and Late Antique Pompeiopolis

Identifying the Pottery Production Boom in Early Byzantine Pompeiopolis – Methodological Approach and Regional Significance

Glass in Pompeiopolis. A Preliminary Report

The Greek, Roman and Roman Provincial Coins found at Pompeiopolis during the Excavation Campaigns of 2010–2016

Byzantine Coins Found at Pompeiopolis during the Excavation Campaigns of 2010–2016 and their Significance in the Anatolian Context

Seven Byzantine Buckles from Pompeiopolis and a Bronze Stamp from its Region

On Paphlagonian Personal Names

The Networks of the Elite in Pompeiopolis in the 2nd Cent. CE

The Religious Landscape of Pompeiopolis

Death and Burial in Bithynia: The Case of Iouliopolis

Tombs and Grave Goods from the West Necropolis of Sinope: Preliminary Report of Recent Rescue Excavations (2015–2017)

Tracing Byzantine Monuments in the Chora of Pompeiopolis: A Rural Cemetery Church near the Village of Kılıçlı (Boyabat, Sinop Province)

Index of Persons

Subject Index

Topographical Index

Bibliographic data

Imperial Urbanism and Staple Economies in the Early and Late Roman Cityscape – Spatial Transformations of the Courtyard Granary at Pompeiopolis (1^st Cent. BCE – 7^th Cent. CE)

The Networks of the Elite in Pompeiopolis in the 2^nd Cent. CE