Damian Robinson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3623996 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Damian Robinson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Damian |
| FAMILY NAME | Robinson |
| SIGNATURE | ROBINSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oxford |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 31 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A port at the edge of the Sea of the Greeks
Situé en bordure de la « mer des Grecs », Thônis‐Héracléion était un important port d’escale pour les commerçants grecs naviguant vers l’Égypte. Initialement une porte fortifiée d’entrée à la branche navigable la plus occidentale du Nil, le port est devenu l’ emporium le plus important du pays à partir de la période saïte et a été très probablement à l’origine de la richesse de ces dynasties. Son importance perdura pendant la période de la domina…
A port at the edge of the Sea of the Greeks
Ship Losses and the Growth of Roman Harbour Infrastructure
This study analyses regional trajectories in Mediterranean coastal developments between ca. 200 bc and ad 200, the time of a peak in maritime activities as recorded archaeologically through shipwreck evidence. The aim is to test the proposition that the development of harbour infrastructure should be followed by a decline in shipwrecks around coastal areas. The inference is that, economically speaking, investing in harbours would result in faster…
The Depositional Contexts of the Ships from Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt
Over 70 ancient vessels have been discovered by the Institut Européen d'Archéologie Sous-Marine in the port-city of Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt. These were deposited both individually and in groups from the 8th to the 2nd century BC. This paper investigates the contexts of these vessels to suggest that a variety of explanations—shipwrecking, ritual deposition, abandonment, and structural reuse—account for their deposition. It also seeks to place the…
House of the Surgeon, Pompeii
Pompeii’s Insula Vi 1 and the Casa Del Chirurgo
The Global Origins and Development of Seafaring - Edited by Atholl Anderson, James H. Barrett and Katherine V. Boyle
The Age of Titans
The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt, 300 BC to AD 700 - By Judith McKenzie
The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt, 300 BC to AD 700 JUDITH McKENZIE 460 pp., 624 colour and b&w illustrations, maps Yale University Press , 47 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3D , 2007 , £55 (hbk), ISBN 0-300-11555-5 The Roman historian Diodorus Siculus describes Alexandria c.60 BC as ‘the first city in the civilised world ... far ahead of all the rest in elegance and extent and riches and luxury’ (17.52.5–6). In this ambitious and beautifully…
Water, Wealth, and Social Status at Pompeii
The use of water in Roman private houses has been identified as a highly visible status symbol. The detailed study of the House of the Vestals at Pompeii reveals how water features were central to the house's structural changes from the late first century B.C. The owners of the house invested heavily in fountains and pools as key elements in the display of their wealth to visitors and passers-by alike. This article relates the structural developm…
The making of an élite house
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Water, Wealth, and Social Status at Pompeii
The use of water in Roman private houses has been identified as a highly visible status symbol. The detailed study of the House of the Vestals at Pompeii reveals how water features were central to the house's structural changes from the late first century B.C. The owners of the house invested heavily in fountains and pools as key elements in the display of their wealth to visitors and passers-by alike. This article relates the structural developm…
The making of an élite house
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Depositional Contexts of the Ships from Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt
Over 70 ancient vessels have been discovered by the Institut Européen d'Archéologie Sous-Marine in the port-city of Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt. These were deposited both individually and in groups from the 8th to the 2nd century BC. This paper investigates the contexts of these vessels to suggest that a variety of explanations—shipwrecking, ritual deposition, abandonment, and structural reuse—account for their deposition. It also seeks to place the…
Ship Losses and the Growth of Roman Harbour Infrastructure
This study analyses regional trajectories in Mediterranean coastal developments between ca. 200 bc and ad 200, the time of a peak in maritime activities as recorded archaeologically through shipwreck evidence. The aim is to test the proposition that the development of harbour infrastructure should be followed by a decline in shipwrecks around coastal areas. The inference is that, economically speaking, investing in harbours would result in faster…
The making of an élite house
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Water, Wealth, and Social Status at Pompeii
The use of water in Roman private houses has been identified as a highly visible status symbol. The detailed study of the House of the Vestals at Pompeii reveals how water features were central to the house's structural changes from the late first century B.C. The owners of the house invested heavily in fountains and pools as key elements in the display of their wealth to visitors and passers-by alike. This article relates the structural developm…
The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt, 300 BC to AD 700 - By Judith McKenzie
The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt, 300 BC to AD 700 JUDITH McKENZIE 460 pp., 624 colour and b&w illustrations, maps Yale University Press , 47 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3D , 2007 , £55 (hbk), ISBN 0-300-11555-5 The Roman historian Diodorus Siculus describes Alexandria c.60 BC as ‘the first city in the civilised world ... far ahead of all the rest in elegance and extent and riches and luxury’ (17.52.5–6). In this ambitious and beautifully…
The Global Origins and Development of Seafaring - Edited by Atholl Anderson, James H. Barrett and Katherine V. Boyle
The Age of Titans
House of the Surgeon, Pompeii
Pompeii’s Insula Vi 1 and the Casa Del Chirurgo
The Depositional Contexts of the Ships from Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt
Over 70 ancient vessels have been discovered by the Institut Européen d'Archéologie Sous-Marine in the port-city of Thonis-Heracleion, Egypt. These were deposited both individually and in groups from the 8th to the 2nd century BC. This paper investigates the contexts of these vessels to suggest that a variety of explanations—shipwrecking, ritual deposition, abandonment, and structural reuse—account for their deposition. It also seeks to place the…
A port at the edge of the Sea of the Greeks
Situé en bordure de la « mer des Grecs », Thônis‐Héracléion était un important port d’escale pour les commerçants grecs naviguant vers l’Égypte. Initialement une porte fortifiée d’entrée à la branche navigable la plus occidentale du Nil, le port est devenu l’ emporium le plus important du pays à partir de la période saïte et a été très probablement à l’origine de la richesse de ces dynasties. Son importance perdura pendant la période de la domina…
A port at the edge of the Sea of the Greeks
Ship Losses and the Growth of Roman Harbour Infrastructure
This study analyses regional trajectories in Mediterranean coastal developments between ca. 200 bc and ad 200, the time of a peak in maritime activities as recorded archaeologically through shipwreck evidence. The aim is to test the proposition that the development of harbour infrastructure should be followed by a decline in shipwrecks around coastal areas. The inference is that, economically speaking, investing in harbours would result in faster…
Art (6 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · History (5 works) · Law, logistics, and international trade (5 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (4 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (3 works)