1st Edition
The Christianization of Western Baetica Architecture, Power, and Religion in a Late Antique Landscape
By Jeronimo Sanchez Velasco
Copyright 2018
354 Pages
by
Routledge
354 Pages
by
Routledge
354 Pages
by
Routledge
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The province of Baetica, in present-day Spain, was one of the most important areas in the Roman Empire in terms of politics, economics, and culture. And in the late medieval period, it was the centre of a rich and powerful state, the Umayyad Caliphate. But the historical sources on the intervening years are limited, and we lack an accurate understanding of the evolution of the region. In recent... Read more
List of Illustrations, Preface by Rosa Sanz Serrano, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, Introduction, PART 1. BAETICA IN LATE ANTIQUITY Chapter 1. Roman Baetica in History Chapter 2. Cities and Landscapes in West Roman Baetica Chapter 3. From Constantine the Great to the Arab Invasion PART 2. EARLY CHRISTIAN TOPOGRAPHY Chapter 4. The Ecclesiastical Organization of Baetica in Late Antiquity Chapter 5. The Bishopric of Corduba (Córdoba) Chapter 6. The Bishopric of Egabrum (Cabra, Córdoba Province) Chapter 7. The Bishopric of Astigi (Écija, Sevilla Province) Chapter 8. The Bishopric of Hispalis (Sevilla) Chapter 9. The Bishopric of Italica (Santiponce, Sevilla Province) Chapter 10. The Bishopric of Ilipla (Niebla, Huelva) PART 3. CHRISTIANIZATION: AN ARCHEOLOGY OF ECCLESIASTICAL POWER Chapter 11. The First Christian Buildings of Roman Western Baetica Chapter 12. The City of God: The Making of Church Power, Bibliography
Biography
Jerónimo Sánchez Velasco is an Honorary Senior Fellow in the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology at the University of Seville.
