This study presents the first results of the Phillips-University of Marburg 'Berytos Projekt' to ... more This study presents the first results of the Phillips-University of Marburg 'Berytos Projekt' to analyze the excavation data collected in the Wadi Abu Jmil quarter of Beirut. French archeologist Comte Robert du Mesnil du Buisson and his colleagues located the Roman Circus or Hippodrome in the area based on findings and reports of its inhabitants. Some had reported the presence of marble seats, and the lead curse tablet found at the site of the Greek consulate on Rue de France made its way into the National Museum. Development-led excavations (1995-2014) at a number of sites revealed the central barrier, the ranked seating area, the northern walls and finally the foundations of the starting gates. The Beirut Hippodrome or Roman Circus had suffered from the great earthquake in 551 CE and had become a quarry for building material. The analysis of the stratigraphy and ceramics of targeted soundings allowed the authors to reconstruct five centuries of its building history.
Two silver spool saltcellars in the AUB Museum of Beirut are the starting point of this paper in ... more Two silver spool saltcellars in the AUB Museum of Beirut are the starting point of this paper in order to discuss the origin, provenance and use of this peculiar shape, known until now only by clay examples. The two vessels in Beirut also open a new perspective for the dating of the known metal saltcellars from Macedonia and Aetolia as well as for the clay examples from the so-called Tomb of Philip II in Vergina/Aigai. Moreover, the paper examines the possibilities for the provenance and the find spot of the saltcellars in the AUB Museum in an attempt to give them a historical and cultural background.
This study presents the first results of the Phillips-University of Marburg 'Berytos Projekt' to ... more This study presents the first results of the Phillips-University of Marburg 'Berytos Projekt' to analyze the excavation data collected in the Wadi Abu Jmil quarter of Beirut. French archeologist Comte Robert du Mesnil du Buisson and his colleagues located the Roman Circus or Hippodrome in the area based on findings and reports of its inhabitants. Some had reported the presence of marble seats, and the lead curse tablet found at the site of the Greek consulate on Rue de France made its way into the National Museum. Development-led excavations (1995-2014) at a number of sites revealed the central barrier, the ranked seating area, the northern walls and finally the foundations of the starting gates. The Beirut Hippodrome or Roman Circus had suffered from the great earthquake in 551 CE and had become a quarry for building material. The analysis of the stratigraphy and ceramics of targeted soundings allowed the authors to reconstruct five centuries of its building history.
Two silver spool saltcellars in the AUB Museum of Beirut are the starting point of this paper in ... more Two silver spool saltcellars in the AUB Museum of Beirut are the starting point of this paper in order to discuss the origin, provenance and use of this peculiar shape, known until now only by clay examples. The two vessels in Beirut also open a new perspective for the dating of the known metal saltcellars from Macedonia and Aetolia as well as for the clay examples from the so-called Tomb of Philip II in Vergina/Aigai. Moreover, the paper examines the possibilities for the provenance and the find spot of the saltcellars in the AUB Museum in an attempt to give them a historical and cultural background.
Macedonia (Greece) holds a special place in the research of Hellenistic pottery in Greece. The ri... more Macedonia (Greece) holds a special place in the research of Hellenistic pottery in Greece. The rich pottery evidence discovered in large numbers in most sites in this region constituted the material around which some of the earlier and truly seminal monographs for the field of Hellenistic pottery were organized. Building on this important scholarly tradition, research on the Hellenistic pottery of Macedonia remains very vibrant today, producing on a yearly basis a number of papers/monographs greatly surpassing that of any other area in Greece. As a result, a fairly satisfying picture of the Hellenistic pottery of the region is painted, although many research questions are still open. Nevertheless, the Hellenistic ceramic reality of Macedonia is frequently not well known outside Greece for a number of reasons. The proposed panel aspires to offer a partial remedy to this situation. The panel will consist of four papers following an introduction presented by the two organizers. These papers cover a wide spectrum of topics aiming at the presentation of characteristic and crucial aspects in the research of Hellenistic pottery in Macedonia.
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The panel will consist of four papers following an introduction presented by the two organizers. These papers cover a wide spectrum of topics aiming at the presentation of characteristic and crucial aspects in the research of Hellenistic pottery in Macedonia.