Ruth Westgate
Biographic Data
| ID | 988435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth Westgate |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth |
| FAMILY NAME | Westgate |
| SIGNATURE | WESTGATE R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cardiff University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7782-775X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Housing and Inequality in Ancient Greece
Housing and Inequality in Ancient Greece
This paper evaluates the relationship between housing and inequality in Greece and the Aegean, in light of recent arguments that use the remains of houses as evidence for inequalities in wealth, power, and status. Through a series of case studies from the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, it demonstrates that the relationship between housing and inequality is complicated by problems of archaeological visibility and by the existence of …
Space and Social Complexity in Greece from the Early Iron Age to the Classical Period
This article explores ways in which the increasing segmentation and specialization of domestic space in central and western Greece in the 8th–4th centuries B. C. relate to social complexity. Segmentation served to differentiate between members of a household, introducing different patterns in the use of space, both between men and women and between free and slave. The need for physical boundaries and architecturally specialized rooms intensified …
Mosaics, Roman Empire
Mosaic is a form of decoration built up from small pieces of stone, glass, terracotta, or other materials, set in a matrix of mortar or plaster.
Making Yourself at Home in the Hellenistic World
House and Society in Classical and Hellenistic Crete
This article examines a little-known body of material, the remains of Cretan houses from the fifth to the first century B.C.E., to extend our understanding of Cretan society beyond the scanty evidence from literary and epigraphic sources and to test the hypothesis that the communal social institutions described by ancient authors might have led to differences in the nature and functions of the household and thus in the architectural form of house…
The Greek house and the ideology of citizenship
This paper explores the relationship between the egalitarian ideology of the Greek polis and the development of the complex, self-contained courtyard house. The polis was a ‘corporate’ state in which power was shared among a body of nominally equal citizens, rather than being centralized in the hands of an individual or small group. Elevating the citizen male to the status of head of an independent household, free from outside interference or tie…
Apelle
Space and decoration in Hellenistic houses
The decoration of Hellenistic houses can be understood in terms of hierarchies, which marked out the relative importance of the rooms and spaces in the house. In mosaics, the hierarchy is related to the materials used and the complexity of the design; wall painting is capable of expressing more subtle distinctions, through a combination of colours, motifs, decorative friezes, and architectural features in stucco relief. Surviving houses from Delo…
Pavimenta atque emblemata vermiculata
Mosaic production in the Hellenistic period can be divided into two broad regional types, eastern and western, on the basis of stylistic and technical differences that are derived from varying local traditions of paving. The characteristics of these schools are outlined, and the earliest mosaics at Pompeii are shown to be derived from the western Greek tradition. However, comparison of the Pompeian floors with contemporary mosaics from Greek site…
Birds in Mosaics
Greek Mosaics in Their Architectural and Social Context
GREEK MOSAICS IN THEIR ARCHITECTURAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT Get access RUTH WESTGATE RUTH WESTGATE School of History and Archaeology, University of Wales Cardiff Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Volume 42, Issue 1, December 1998, Pages 93–115, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-5370.1998.tb00725.x Published: 12 March 2010
Pavimenta atque emblemata vermiculata
Mosaic production in the Hellenistic period can be divided into two broad regional types, eastern and western, on the basis of stylistic and technical differences that are derived from varying local traditions of paving. The characteristics of these schools are outlined, and the earliest mosaics at Pompeii are shown to be derived from the western Greek tradition. However, comparison of the Pompeian floors with contemporary mosaics from Greek site…
House and Society in Classical and Hellenistic Crete
This article examines a little-known body of material, the remains of Cretan houses from the fifth to the first century B.C.E., to extend our understanding of Cretan society beyond the scanty evidence from literary and epigraphic sources and to test the hypothesis that the communal social institutions described by ancient authors might have led to differences in the nature and functions of the household and thus in the architectural form of house…
The Greek house and the ideology of citizenship
This paper explores the relationship between the egalitarian ideology of the Greek polis and the development of the complex, self-contained courtyard house. The polis was a ‘corporate’ state in which power was shared among a body of nominally equal citizens, rather than being centralized in the hands of an individual or small group. Elevating the citizen male to the status of head of an independent household, free from outside interference or tie…
Space and Social Complexity in Greece from the Early Iron Age to the Classical Period
This article explores ways in which the increasing segmentation and specialization of domestic space in central and western Greece in the 8th–4th centuries B. C. relate to social complexity. Segmentation served to differentiate between members of a household, introducing different patterns in the use of space, both between men and women and between free and slave. The need for physical boundaries and architecturally specialized rooms intensified …
Greek Mosaics in Their Architectural and Social Context
GREEK MOSAICS IN THEIR ARCHITECTURAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT Get access RUTH WESTGATE RUTH WESTGATE School of History and Archaeology, University of Wales Cardiff Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Volume 42, Issue 1, December 1998, Pages 93–115, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-5370.1998.tb00725.x Published: 12 March 2010
Greek Mosaics in Their Architectural and Social Context
GREEK MOSAICS IN THEIR ARCHITECTURAL AND SOCIAL CONTEXT Get access RUTH WESTGATE RUTH WESTGATE School of History and Archaeology, University of Wales Cardiff Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies, Volume 42, Issue 1, December 1998, Pages 93–115, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-5370.1998.tb00725.x Published: 12 March 2010
Birds in Mosaics
Space and decoration in Hellenistic houses
The decoration of Hellenistic houses can be understood in terms of hierarchies, which marked out the relative importance of the rooms and spaces in the house. In mosaics, the hierarchy is related to the materials used and the complexity of the design; wall painting is capable of expressing more subtle distinctions, through a combination of colours, motifs, decorative friezes, and architectural features in stucco relief. Surviving houses from Delo…
Pavimenta atque emblemata vermiculata
Mosaic production in the Hellenistic period can be divided into two broad regional types, eastern and western, on the basis of stylistic and technical differences that are derived from varying local traditions of paving. The characteristics of these schools are outlined, and the earliest mosaics at Pompeii are shown to be derived from the western Greek tradition. However, comparison of the Pompeian floors with contemporary mosaics from Greek site…
Apelle
House and Society in Classical and Hellenistic Crete
This article examines a little-known body of material, the remains of Cretan houses from the fifth to the first century B.C.E., to extend our understanding of Cretan society beyond the scanty evidence from literary and epigraphic sources and to test the hypothesis that the communal social institutions described by ancient authors might have led to differences in the nature and functions of the household and thus in the architectural form of house…
The Greek house and the ideology of citizenship
This paper explores the relationship between the egalitarian ideology of the Greek polis and the development of the complex, self-contained courtyard house. The polis was a ‘corporate’ state in which power was shared among a body of nominally equal citizens, rather than being centralized in the hands of an individual or small group. Elevating the citizen male to the status of head of an independent household, free from outside interference or tie…
Mosaics, Roman Empire
Mosaic is a form of decoration built up from small pieces of stone, glass, terracotta, or other materials, set in a matrix of mortar or plaster.
Making Yourself at Home in the Hellenistic World
Space and Social Complexity in Greece from the Early Iron Age to the Classical Period
This article explores ways in which the increasing segmentation and specialization of domestic space in central and western Greece in the 8th–4th centuries B. C. relate to social complexity. Segmentation served to differentiate between members of a household, introducing different patterns in the use of space, both between men and women and between free and slave. The need for physical boundaries and architecturally specialized rooms intensified …
Housing and Inequality in Ancient Greece
Housing and Inequality in Ancient Greece
This paper evaluates the relationship between housing and inequality in Greece and the Aegean, in light of recent arguments that use the remains of houses as evidence for inequalities in wealth, power, and status. Through a series of case studies from the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, it demonstrates that the relationship between housing and inequality is complicated by problems of archaeological visibility and by the existence of …
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