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Historical interpretation of the findings of the Laconia Survey for the Byzantine and Ottoman per... more Historical interpretation of the findings of the Laconia Survey for the Byzantine and Ottoman periods.
Papers by Pamela Armstrong
Social Change in Town and Country in Eleventh-Century Byzantium, 2020
The eleventh century heralded massive dramatic, and positive, changes to life in Byzantine Greece... more The eleventh century heralded massive dramatic, and positive, changes to life in Byzantine Greece that were not fully realized until the twelfth century. Evidence for this is examined through the media of archaeology, architecture, urban expansion and the infrastructure required for the export of commodities. Proposals are made for the source of the substantial increase in population not otherwise documented. The article concludes that the central areas around Thebes prospered more than other regions of a flourishing Greece.
Social Change in Town and Country in Eleventh-Century Byzantium, ed. James Howard-Johnston, 133-156, 2020
An examination of the changes in social and economic conditions in central and southern Greece fr... more An examination of the changes in social and economic conditions in central and southern Greece from the end of the tenth to the thirteenth centuries based on a combination of written and archaeological evidence.
Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies, 2008
Ceramics were used in food preparation, cooking, and dining. Based on classification of tableware... more Ceramics were used in food preparation, cooking, and dining. Based on classification of tablewares, ceramic production can be divided into four main chronological phases: the early Byzantine period, which covers the fourth to eighth centuries; the period between the eighth and eleventh centuries, when Constantinople was the dominant producer of tablewares; the third phase, which roughly corresponds to the reigns of the Komnenian emperors, and in which glazed pottery production became common in provincial centres; and the fourth phase, which begins at the end of the twelfth century when late Byzantine tablewares developed distinctive regional styles.
IDENTITY AND THE OTHER IN BYZANTIUM PAPERS FROM THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SEVGİ GÖNÜL BYZANTINE STUDIES SYMPOSIUM, 2019
This paper considers whether or to what extent ethnicity and inclusiveness influenced the develo... more This paper considers whether or to what extent ethnicity and inclusiveness influenced the development of religious cults by considering the examples of two saints popular in both the western and eastern Christian traditions: Christopher and George. Before the development of their cults in the early Byzantine period the proper names Georgios and Christophoros were not known; today George and Christopher are two of the most common male names in the Christian world.
The British School at Athens. Supplementary Volumes, 1996
On-line archive of research work from the University of Leicester.
Historical interpretation of the findings of the Laconia Survey for the Byzantine and Ottoman per... more Historical interpretation of the findings of the Laconia Survey for the Byzantine and Ottoman periods.
Social Change in Town and Country in Eleventh-Century Byzantium, 2020
The eleventh century heralded massive dramatic, and positive, changes to life in Byzantine Greece... more The eleventh century heralded massive dramatic, and positive, changes to life in Byzantine Greece that were not fully realized until the twelfth century. Evidence for this is examined through the media of archaeology, architecture, urban expansion and the infrastructure required for the export of commodities. Proposals are made for the source of the substantial increase in population not otherwise documented. The article concludes that the central areas around Thebes prospered more than other regions of a flourishing Greece.
Social Change in Town and Country in Eleventh-Century Byzantium, ed. James Howard-Johnston, 133-156, 2020
An examination of the changes in social and economic conditions in central and southern Greece fr... more An examination of the changes in social and economic conditions in central and southern Greece from the end of the tenth to the thirteenth centuries based on a combination of written and archaeological evidence.
Oxford Handbook of Byzantine Studies, 2008
Ceramics were used in food preparation, cooking, and dining. Based on classification of tableware... more Ceramics were used in food preparation, cooking, and dining. Based on classification of tablewares, ceramic production can be divided into four main chronological phases: the early Byzantine period, which covers the fourth to eighth centuries; the period between the eighth and eleventh centuries, when Constantinople was the dominant producer of tablewares; the third phase, which roughly corresponds to the reigns of the Komnenian emperors, and in which glazed pottery production became common in provincial centres; and the fourth phase, which begins at the end of the twelfth century when late Byzantine tablewares developed distinctive regional styles.
IDENTITY AND THE OTHER IN BYZANTIUM PAPERS FROM THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL SEVGİ GÖNÜL BYZANTINE STUDIES SYMPOSIUM, 2019
This paper considers whether or to what extent ethnicity and inclusiveness influenced the develo... more This paper considers whether or to what extent ethnicity and inclusiveness influenced the development of religious cults by considering the examples of two saints popular in both the western and eastern Christian traditions: Christopher and George. Before the development of their cults in the early Byzantine period the proper names Georgios and Christophoros were not known; today George and Christopher are two of the most common male names in the Christian world.
The British School at Athens. Supplementary Volumes, 1996
On-line archive of research work from the University of Leicester.
A. D. Vasiliev, N. V. Ginkut, V. V. Lebedinski, & V. V. Prydnekov (eds.), III международная научная конференция «Исторические, культурные, межнациональные, религиозные и политические связи Крыма со Средиземноморским регионом и странами Востока». июня 2019 года, г. Севастополь. Материалы конференции, 2019
It is proposed that that the production and dissemination of Zeuxippus Ware was facilitated by Ge... more It is proposed that that the production and dissemination of Zeuxippus Ware was facilitated by Genoese merchants in response to the success of Venetian stimulus of pottery production at Euripos in Greece.
by Jas Elsner, Ida Toth, Marek Jankowiak, Anne McCabe, Paschalis Androudis, Emmanuel Moutafov, Pamela Armstrong, Georgios Pallis, Nicholas Melvani, Foteini Spingou, Georgios Deligiannakis, Andreas Rhoby, Antonio, Enrico Felle, Niels Gaul, Alexandra-Kyriaki Wassiliou-Seibt, Brad Hostetler, Arkadiy Avdokhin, Maria Lidova, and Paweł Nowakowski
The 49th Spring Symposium of the Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies INSCRIBING TEXT... more The 49th Spring Symposium of the Society
for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies
INSCRIBING TEXTS
IN BYZANTIUM:
CONTINUITIES AND TRANSFORMATIONS
18-20 March 2016, Exeter College, Oxford
In spite of the striking abundance of extant primary material – over 4000 Greek texts produced in the period between the sixth and fifteenth centuries – Byzantine Epigraphy remains largely uncharted territory, with a reputation for being elusive and esoteric that obstinately persists. References to inscriptions in our texts show how ubiquitous and deeply engrained the epigraphic habit was in Byzantine society, and underscore the significance of epigraphy as an auxiliary discipline. The growing interest in material culture, including inscriptions, has opened new avenues of research and led to various explorations in the field of epigraphy, but what is urgently needed is a synthetic approach that incorporates literacy, built environment, social and political contexts, and human agency. The SPBS Symposium 2016 has invited specialists in the field to examine diverse epigraphic material in order to trace individual epigraphic habits, and outline overall inscriptional traditions. In addition to the customary format of panel papers and shorter communications, the Symposium will organise a round table, whose participants will lead a debate on the topics presented in the panel papers, and discuss the methodological questions of collection, presentation and interpretation of Byzantine inscriptional material.