From the Romans to the railways : : the fate of antiquities in Asia Minor / / by Michael Greenhalgh.
This multi-disciplinary account of the fate of ancient monuments and technologies in Asia Minor studies the processes and their results with the help of archaeology, history, construction engineering, and travel documentation. To clarify changes, their causes and repercussions, it compares infrastru...
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| Superior document: | Technology and Change in History, Volume 13 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2013. ©2013 |
| Year of Publication: | 2013 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Technology and change in history ;
v. 13. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (926 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction: “The Ruins of Departed Greatness”
- 1. The Country and Its Travellers
- 2. Decline and Recycling of Ancient Settlements
- 3. Decline of the Road, Port and Transport Systems
- 4. Waterworks: Aqueducts, Fountains and Baths
- 5. Houses in Wood; Churches and Mosques in Marble
- 6. The Locals: Attitudes to Antiquities
- 7. The Demands of Modernity: Filching the Building-Blocks of the Ancient World
- 8. Classical Inscriptions: Discovery, Reuse and Treasure-Hunting
- 9. We Only Hear about Lord Elgin: Collecting
- 10. Tourism Meets Modernity in Asia Minor
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Illustrations.