Without the Byzantine Empire, today's Europe would look different and would be significantly poorer. The Roman Empire, which gradually turned into a medieval empire in the Eastern Mediterranean, always kept the cultural heritage of the Ancient Period alive, even though it was increasingly shaped by Christianity. The Byzantine Empire served as a fortress against the Persian and Arab armies for a long time and also formed an important bridge between Europe and the East. Constantinople was the heart of the empire, as it was the seat, administrative and patriarchal center of the emperor, as well as the center of science and art and, of course, the most important port city of the Eastern Mediterranean. Byzantium not only continued its existence in the European legal system and the Orthodox church, but also nourished the lifestyle, culture and art of Europe and its Eastern neighbors in various ways. The history of Ephesus in the Byzantine Period is a pragmatic example of the transformation of a large Roman city. In the compilation presented here, different phenomena will be discussed in detail and a general picture of the city's development over a period of more than ten centuries will be drawn from this.
Contents
- Ladstätter, Sabine / Introduction
- Ladstätter, Ephesus in the Sabine / Byzantine Period – The last page in the history of a great ancient city
- Külzer, Andreas / Byzantine Ephesus: An overview of its history
- Pülz, Andreas / View of Ephesus in the Byzantine Period
- Steskal, Martin / Bathing and bath architecture in Ephesus in the Early Byzantine Period
- Wiplinger, Gilbert / Byzantine Waterways of Ephesus
- Zimmermann, Norbert / Ephesus Late Antique and Byzantine Painting
- Auinger, Johanna - Maria Aurenhammer / Ephesian sculpture at the end of antiquity
- Pülz, Andrea M. - Feride Kat / Ephesus Byzantine Period Small Finds – Overview of the Material
- Wefers, Stefanie - Fritz Mangartz / Byzantine Workshops in Ephesus
- Koob, Manfred - Mieke Pfarr - Marc Grellert / Ephesos – The Byzantine legacy inherited by the West – Digital reconstruction and simulation of 6th century Ephesos