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En Sofía mathitéfsantes. Essays in Byzantine Material Culture and Society in Honour of Sophia Kal... more En Sofía mathitéfsantes. Essays in Byzantine Material Culture and Society in Honour of Sophia Kalopissi-Verti contains a collection of thirty studies dedicated to Sophia Kalopissi-Verti by her students which celebrate the multifaceted academic and teaching career of Professor Kalopissi-Verti, Emerita of Byzantine Archaeology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The contributions cover a large variety of topics presenting unpublished archaeological material, suggesting new approaches to various aspects of Byzantine archaeology, material culture and art history. Geographically topics span a vast area from Constantinople to South Sinai and from Cyprus and Antiocheia to the Aegean Islands, continental Greece and Italy. Covering the period from the Early Byzantine to the Post-Byzantine period, they are organised in seven thematic sections: Urbanism and Architecture; Painting and Iconography; Stone Carving and Sculpture; Ceramics; Bone, Metal and Textiles; Coinage and Sigillography; Inscriptions, Portraits and Patronage. The broad thematic, chronological and geographic scope of the volume’s essays reflects the wide range of Kalopissi-Verti’s pioneering research and her own interests, to which she introduced her students and with which she inspired them.

Papers by Charikleia Diamanti

Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautorum: Acta 46

Despotiko Island is very well known by the excavation of its Archaic sanctuary of Apollo of the 6... more Despotiko Island is very well known by the excavation of its Archaic sanctuary of Apollo of the 6th century BC. The study of the late Roman/early Byzantine settlement, which flourished upon the remains of the ancient sanctuary, started in the last two years.
The pottery found in Despotiko, imported directly or indirectly via Paros, from known production centres such as North Africa, Asia Minor, Cyprus and the Aegean Sea littorals, indicates its well-established place on the Aegean Sea commercial routes.
The Parian amphora material, which contributes to the study of the typology of this category, provides especially strong archaeological evidence into the direction of the connections of late Roman Despotiko, up to the last phase of its life, as a commercial outpost and a ‘satellite’ island of its ‘metropolitan’ neighbour early Byzantine Paros.

Late Roman/Early Byzantine Halasarna - The amphoras evidence The excavation of the University of... more Late Roman/Early Byzantine Halasarna - The amphoras evidence
The excavation of the University of Athens at Halasarna (modern Kardamaina) in Cos Island brought to light many commercial amphoras, vessels of storage and transport of goods, such as wine and oil.
From the 4th to the 6th c. many goods had been imported from Asia Minor and Cyprus, Palestine and North Africa, sometimes in larger and sometimes smaller quantities. In addition, there was a small scale local production of amphoras for the daily needs of the settlement.
Following the devastating earthquake of 554, the life of the Halasarna changes dramatically. Halasarna produced in large quantities two types of amphoras . Its workshops, in fact, are the only ones located until now that produced stamped amphoras in the Early Byzantine Mediterranean.

Antiquity, 2021

The Small Cycladic Islands Project is a diachronic archaeological survey of several small, curren... more The Small Cycladic Islands Project is a diachronic archaeological survey of several small, currently uninhabited islands located in the Cyclades, Greece. In 2019 and 2020, surface investigations focused on the multi-method, comparative documentation of 21 islets surrounding Paros and Antiparos, revealing oscillating patterns of use and non-use from prehistory to the present.

Ἐν Σοφίᾳ μαθητεύσαντες: Essays in Byzantine Material Culture and Society in Honour of Sophia Kalopissi-Verti, ed. by Charikleia Diamanti and Anastasia Vassiliou, Oxford: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2019

This article resumes the results of our research on the Late Roman/Early Byzantine stamped amphor... more This article resumes the results of our research on the Late Roman/Early Byzantine stamped amphoras (end of the 6th – first half
of the 7th century) and presents new historical evidence. Emphasis is given to the stamps representing the bust of emperors, as
Tiberius II, Maurice and Phocas. The bust is often surrounded by an inscription of an officer, called the ‘eparch’. It is suggested
that this eparch may be connected to the ‘quaestor exercitus’, known also as ‘eparch of the islands’. Furthermore, the secondary
stamp bearing monograms and inscriptions may be related to the kommerkiarioi. Τhese stamped amphoras are archaeological
remains of the historical fact of the state controlled transport, via amphoras, of annonic supplies from the Aegean islands to the
military bases of the Danube and the Black Sea area.

"Maritime Connections of Halasarna on Cos from Prehistory to Late Antiquity: A View Based on the ... more "Maritime Connections of Halasarna on Cos from Prehistory to Late Antiquity: A View Based on the Pottery and Other Finds", in K. Höghammar, B. Alroth & A. Lindhagen (eds.), Ancient Ports. The Geography of Connections. Proceedings of an International Conference at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University, 23–25 September 2010 (Boreas 34) (Uppsala 2016), 167-200

Systematic excavations at the Sanctuary of Apollo and Heracles at Halasarna and an intensive survey in the wider territory of the ancient deme, both carried out by the Department of Archaeology and History of Art at the University of Athens, have contributed significantly to the understanding of the region’s history through time. Drawing upon work in progress from both investigations, this paper assesses the role of Halasarna as a port in a diachronic perspective, from Prehistory to Late Antiquity. In particular, it concentrates on the types of commodities imported into and exported from Halasarna with a view to exploring the nature and range of maritime contacts of the settlement and the continuities and discontinuities of these contacts over time. Emphasis lies on ceramics but other finds such as lithics, stone implements and sculpture are also considered.
The paper argues that from early on Halasarna had a port, used by local fishermen and small traders, and that maritime trade, in the broadest sense, played a significant role in shaping local history. The range and frequency of imported goods (including ceramic fine wares, coarse wares, amphorae, lamps, lithics, stone implements and sculpture) demonstrate both systematic and casual contacts with many neighbouring (Greek mainland, Aegean, Asia Minor) and more distant Mediterranean regions (Levant, Italy, North Africa) over time. Imports seem to have reached Halasarna through a variety of ways, including sea-borne trade and pilgrim traffic. Local production of transport amphorae in the Hellenistic, Roman and Late Roman periods, in addition, reinforces the idea that Halasarna was an outlet for shipping local agricultural products and other commodities to overseas regions. The discussion provides some useful insights into the nature of exchange mechanisms as well as on the frequency of maritime contacts.

Paros is the third largest island of the Cyclades at the centre of the Aegean Sea. An episcopal s... more Paros is the third largest island of the Cyclades at the centre
of the Aegean Sea. An episcopal seat already by the 4th century,
it also belonged to the Provincia Insularum1 and in the
Justinianic years to the quaestura justiniani exercitus. The
comparatively little information for the history of Late Roman
Paros can be enriched by the study of the pottery. In this paper
are presented two Parian Late Roman Amphora kilns found at Lageri site which add another important production center to the historical map
of the Aegean commercial network of that period.

En Sofía mathitéfsantes. Essays in Byzantine Material Culture and Society in Honour of Sophia Kal... more En Sofía mathitéfsantes. Essays in Byzantine Material Culture and Society in Honour of Sophia Kalopissi-Verti contains a collection of thirty studies dedicated to Sophia Kalopissi-Verti by her students which celebrate the multifaceted academic and teaching career of Professor Kalopissi-Verti, Emerita of Byzantine Archaeology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The contributions cover a large variety of topics presenting unpublished archaeological material, suggesting new approaches to various aspects of Byzantine archaeology, material culture and art history. Geographically topics span a vast area from Constantinople to South Sinai and from Cyprus and Antiocheia to the Aegean Islands, continental Greece and Italy. Covering the period from the Early Byzantine to the Post-Byzantine period, they are organised in seven thematic sections: Urbanism and Architecture; Painting and Iconography; Stone Carving and Sculpture; Ceramics; Bone, Metal and Textiles; Coinage and Sigillography; Inscriptions, Portraits and Patronage. The broad thematic, chronological and geographic scope of the volume’s essays reflects the wide range of Kalopissi-Verti’s pioneering research and her own interests, to which she introduced her students and with which she inspired them.

Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautorum: Acta 46

Despotiko Island is very well known by the excavation of its Archaic sanctuary of Apollo of the 6... more Despotiko Island is very well known by the excavation of its Archaic sanctuary of Apollo of the 6th century BC. The study of the late Roman/early Byzantine settlement, which flourished upon the remains of the ancient sanctuary, started in the last two years.
The pottery found in Despotiko, imported directly or indirectly via Paros, from known production centres such as North Africa, Asia Minor, Cyprus and the Aegean Sea littorals, indicates its well-established place on the Aegean Sea commercial routes.
The Parian amphora material, which contributes to the study of the typology of this category, provides especially strong archaeological evidence into the direction of the connections of late Roman Despotiko, up to the last phase of its life, as a commercial outpost and a ‘satellite’ island of its ‘metropolitan’ neighbour early Byzantine Paros.

Late Roman/Early Byzantine Halasarna - The amphoras evidence The excavation of the University of... more Late Roman/Early Byzantine Halasarna - The amphoras evidence
The excavation of the University of Athens at Halasarna (modern Kardamaina) in Cos Island brought to light many commercial amphoras, vessels of storage and transport of goods, such as wine and oil.
From the 4th to the 6th c. many goods had been imported from Asia Minor and Cyprus, Palestine and North Africa, sometimes in larger and sometimes smaller quantities. In addition, there was a small scale local production of amphoras for the daily needs of the settlement.
Following the devastating earthquake of 554, the life of the Halasarna changes dramatically. Halasarna produced in large quantities two types of amphoras . Its workshops, in fact, are the only ones located until now that produced stamped amphoras in the Early Byzantine Mediterranean.

Antiquity, 2021

The Small Cycladic Islands Project is a diachronic archaeological survey of several small, curren... more The Small Cycladic Islands Project is a diachronic archaeological survey of several small, currently uninhabited islands located in the Cyclades, Greece. In 2019 and 2020, surface investigations focused on the multi-method, comparative documentation of 21 islets surrounding Paros and Antiparos, revealing oscillating patterns of use and non-use from prehistory to the present.

Ἐν Σοφίᾳ μαθητεύσαντες: Essays in Byzantine Material Culture and Society in Honour of Sophia Kalopissi-Verti, ed. by Charikleia Diamanti and Anastasia Vassiliou, Oxford: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2019

This article resumes the results of our research on the Late Roman/Early Byzantine stamped amphor... more This article resumes the results of our research on the Late Roman/Early Byzantine stamped amphoras (end of the 6th – first half
of the 7th century) and presents new historical evidence. Emphasis is given to the stamps representing the bust of emperors, as
Tiberius II, Maurice and Phocas. The bust is often surrounded by an inscription of an officer, called the ‘eparch’. It is suggested
that this eparch may be connected to the ‘quaestor exercitus’, known also as ‘eparch of the islands’. Furthermore, the secondary
stamp bearing monograms and inscriptions may be related to the kommerkiarioi. Τhese stamped amphoras are archaeological
remains of the historical fact of the state controlled transport, via amphoras, of annonic supplies from the Aegean islands to the
military bases of the Danube and the Black Sea area.

"Maritime Connections of Halasarna on Cos from Prehistory to Late Antiquity: A View Based on the ... more "Maritime Connections of Halasarna on Cos from Prehistory to Late Antiquity: A View Based on the Pottery and Other Finds", in K. Höghammar, B. Alroth & A. Lindhagen (eds.), Ancient Ports. The Geography of Connections. Proceedings of an International Conference at the Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University, 23–25 September 2010 (Boreas 34) (Uppsala 2016), 167-200

Systematic excavations at the Sanctuary of Apollo and Heracles at Halasarna and an intensive survey in the wider territory of the ancient deme, both carried out by the Department of Archaeology and History of Art at the University of Athens, have contributed significantly to the understanding of the region’s history through time. Drawing upon work in progress from both investigations, this paper assesses the role of Halasarna as a port in a diachronic perspective, from Prehistory to Late Antiquity. In particular, it concentrates on the types of commodities imported into and exported from Halasarna with a view to exploring the nature and range of maritime contacts of the settlement and the continuities and discontinuities of these contacts over time. Emphasis lies on ceramics but other finds such as lithics, stone implements and sculpture are also considered.
The paper argues that from early on Halasarna had a port, used by local fishermen and small traders, and that maritime trade, in the broadest sense, played a significant role in shaping local history. The range and frequency of imported goods (including ceramic fine wares, coarse wares, amphorae, lamps, lithics, stone implements and sculpture) demonstrate both systematic and casual contacts with many neighbouring (Greek mainland, Aegean, Asia Minor) and more distant Mediterranean regions (Levant, Italy, North Africa) over time. Imports seem to have reached Halasarna through a variety of ways, including sea-borne trade and pilgrim traffic. Local production of transport amphorae in the Hellenistic, Roman and Late Roman periods, in addition, reinforces the idea that Halasarna was an outlet for shipping local agricultural products and other commodities to overseas regions. The discussion provides some useful insights into the nature of exchange mechanisms as well as on the frequency of maritime contacts.

Paros is the third largest island of the Cyclades at the centre of the Aegean Sea. An episcopal s... more Paros is the third largest island of the Cyclades at the centre
of the Aegean Sea. An episcopal seat already by the 4th century,
it also belonged to the Provincia Insularum1 and in the
Justinianic years to the quaestura justiniani exercitus. The
comparatively little information for the history of Late Roman
Paros can be enriched by the study of the pottery. In this paper
are presented two Parian Late Roman Amphora kilns found at Lageri site which add another important production center to the historical map
of the Aegean commercial network of that period.

In this presentation at the 2015 Symposium of Christian Archaeological Society was suggested the ... more In this presentation at the 2015 Symposium of Christian Archaeological Society was suggested the connection of the "Eparch" who is referred in the stamped Early Byzantine Amphoras of Kos island workshop with the "Eparch of islands" of the historical sources, the Quaestor Exercitus.