Review of: Georgios Deligiannakis, The Dodecanese and the Eastern Aegean Islands in Late Antiquity, AD 300-700 (original) (raw)

The reviewed volume investigates the role of memory and identity in the Dodecanese and Eastern Aegean Islands during the late antique period (AD 300-700). Through a critical appraisal of multiple contributions, it is noted that while the book aims to present strategies of remembering used by local Greek communities in response to Roman political changes, it largely reflects Roman imperial strategies instead. Despite its limitations, the work opens avenues for further research and emphasizes the need for an integrated approach to archaeological and textual evidence in understanding the complexities of late antiquity.