Dominic Perring
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 278716 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Dominic Perring |
| PRENOMES | Dominic |
| SOBRENOME | Perring |
| ASSINATURA | PERRING D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University College London |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 37 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 50 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 37 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1979 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2022 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Severan revival (c. AD 180–225)
This chapter describes extensive rebuilding along London’s Severan waterfront. The first phase is tentatively associated with preparations for Clodius Albinus’ naval expedition to Gaul that was launched from Britain. The second is more certainly associated with the reoccupation of Britain by Severus’ general Virius Lupus in AD 197, for which precise tree-ring dating is available. Subsequent enhancements are likely to date to a phase of busy rebui…
Afterword
This short section reasserts and summarizes some of the key conclusions to the book, explaining how London responded to the strategic choices of Roman emperors and governors, initially as a gateway emporium and subsequently as a defended administrative enclave. Episodes of systematic change were also provoked by exogenous shock, and the effects of war and plague can be identified in the archaeological record from London. Imperial inputs helped Lo…
City of emperors (c. AD 285–350)
This chapter explores the archaeological evidence from London for the short-lived ‘British Empire’ of Carausius and his successor Allectus, when the city gained the pretensions of an imperial capital. Allectus commissioned a massive new public building complex along the riverside. This appears to have incorporated two unusually late examples of classical temples, which were perhaps attached to an imperial palace. In addition to summarizing previo…
Episodes of renewal (c. AD 90–110)
The pace of urban growth in London appears to have slowed in the period immediately after Agricola’s governorship. At the end of the first century, however, London’s port saw extensive repair and enlargement. Harbour improvements commenced c . AD 94–8, perhaps under Nerva’s administration. It is argued that these works were part of a wider programme of support for the annona , designed to secure the army’s support for the new political regime. Th…
Britannia Superior (c. AD 225–50)
This chapter explores further manifestations of wealth and power in and around early third-century London, particularly evident in the rise of mystery cults and new burial practices. It starts by reviewing evidence of the expansion of the presumed suburban villa and building of a bathhouse at Shadwell c . AD 228. This was perhaps occupied by an important government official linked to the coastal supply routes later developed into the forts of the…
Economy and supply
A review of the contribution that the study of London makes to our understanding of the ancient economy. It explores the economic impact of the large-scale movement of goods and supplies required to support military advance, and to meet the expectations of the unusually large garrison stationed in Britain. The underwriting of these food supplies can be treated as an early form of military annona , sharing characteristics with arrangements made fo…
Bread and circuses (c. AD 70–80)
Roman London was enlarged and enhanced in the years immediately following Vespasian’s accession in ways that corresponded with the known ideological goals of the new Flavian regime. As a consequence the city came to be characterized by an imperial architecture of ‘bread and circuses’. This involved the construction of a new amphitheatre for the conduct of games associated with the imperial cult and as the likely site of public executions. Watermi…
Britain’s capital? (c. AD 80–90)
This chapter describes London’s later Flavian architectural development, elements of which may have marked and celebrated the political maturity of the city. London’s first forum was probably built around the time of Agricola’s long governorship of Britain. Circumstantial evidence suggests that this building was erected c . AD 79/80. It could have accompanied the grant of formal urban status and the creation of the institutions of local self-gove…
Antonine sophistication (c. AD 135–65)
This chapter describes how and why Antonine London came to be characterized by an architecture of domestic luxury. This was evidenced by large private houses laid out around several wings with porticoes, dining rooms, and heated private baths, and decorated with mosaic pavements and painted walls sometimes referencing Bacchic iconography. These designs materialized an educated paideia that drew on Hellenistic ideas, perhaps under the influence of…
Shaping the city (c. AD 52–60)
This chapter describes how London was rebuilt in a major phase of urban redesign likely to date c . AD 52, perhaps when an earlier supply-base was converted into a city. This involved a significant degree of cadastral reform. These works were probably initiated by the governor Didius Gallus. Busy construction programmes of the 50s involved the introduction of a new street grid, London’s first waterfront revetments, warehouses around the forum, an…
The region and its resources
This chapter describes the landscapes of production found around London. Salterns and stone quarries in the Thames estuary, managed woodlands upriver of the city, and the ironworking sites of the High Weald are considered, along with the evidence for livestock and arable farming. These extraction industries responded to the creation of the Roman city, and saw considerable intensification from the Flavian period into the second century. This drew …
Understanding Roman London
This chapter reviews the theoretical and methodological approaches that have been applied to the archaeological study of Roman London. It explores the role and relevancy of inductive and hypothetico-deductive research methodologies, contrasting the research directions taken by academics and professional fieldworkers. The chapter then describes the evolution of current approaches to stratigraphic excavation, including the pioneering approaches to …
London in the Roman World
This original study draws on the results of latest discoveries to describe London’s Roman origins. It presents a wealth of new information from one of the world’s most intensively studied archaeological sites, introducing many original ideas concerning London’s economic and political history. The archaeological discoveries are used to build a narrative account that explains how recent investigations in London challenge our understanding of the an…
Domestic Architecture, Roman
Survey and Digital Documentation of Endangered Temple Wall Paintings in Shanxi Province, China
report on the fist season of digital recording of temple architecture and wall paintings in Shanxi Province, China
Commercial archaeology in the UK
My Historic Environment
My Historic Environment
Notes1. Andersson, C., de Jager, D., Kars, E. & Martens, V.V. 2014. ‘Preservation in situ or excavation?’ The European Archaeologist 42: 39
Centre for Applied Archaeology (CAA)
Centre for Applied Archaeology (CAA)
The Centre for Applied Archaeology (CAA)
The Centre for Applied Archaeology (CAA)
The Centre for Applied Archaeology continues to provide a home for the Institute’s team of professional archaeologists, working on a wide range of fieldwork and heritage management projects in the UK and internationally. As was reported on in the last issue of Archaeology International this is not an easy time to secure an income from commercial contracts, since clients in the construction industry are struggling to escape the effects of the cred…
Two studies on Roman London. A
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Archaeology and the Post-war Reconstruction of Beirut
During Lebanon's terrible civil war Beirut was partitioned by the Green Line, which separated West from East and cut through the heart of the historic city centre. The reunification of Beirut and revival of the town centre were urgent priorities in post-war reconstruction, and archaeologists became closely involved the reconstruction process. Divisions and arguments attended every stage of the post-war rebuilding, and heritage issues were hotly c…
The Politics and Practice of Archaeology in Conflict
This introductory paper reviews recent writings on archaeology and conflict, setting the other contributions to this volume into context. We draw attention to the political nature of archaeological work, and to the problems of reconciling professional interest in the protection and management of cultural property with needs of communities affected by war. We focus on two areas of current concern — the ethical and moral dimension to professional c…
Excavations at the Old Methodist Chapel and Greyhound Yard, Dorchester, 1981-1984
Two studies on Roman London. A
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The Roman House in Britain
This authoritative and original work sets the results of recent archaeological research in the context of classical scholarship, as it explores three main aspects of Romano-British buildings: * general characteristics of form and structure* the ways in which they were built and decorated* the range of activities for which they were designed. This evidence is then used to discuss the social practices and domestic arrangements that characterised Ro…
Gnosticism' in Fourth-Century Britain
Recent years have seen a renewed interest in the significance of the mosaic designs employed in Roman houses. Studies have concentrated on establishing the mythological sources of the images chosen, and on describing the social and architectural contexts within which such art was used. It has long been noted that some of the subjects preferred in fourth-century Britain suggest allegorical references to the hereafter, although it has also been obs…
London in the Roman World
This original study draws on the results of latest discoveries to describe London’s Roman origins. It presents a wealth of new information from one of the world’s most intensively studied archaeological sites, introducing many original ideas concerning London’s economic and political history. The archaeological discoveries are used to build a narrative account that explains how recent investigations in London challenge our understanding of the an…
The Archaeology of Beirut
This insula, which lay on the western margin of the earlier Iron Age city, was uncovered during post-war reconstruction work carried out in Beirut during 1994–6. Laid out in the Hellenistic period, the insula was filled out with a series of small courtyard houses after the Roman annexation. A public portico was added along a main street in the second quarter of the second century, before a period of relative inactivity. The district was revived a…
Excavations at Lincoln. Second Interim Report
Recent excavations have added considerably to our knowledge of the lower walled city in the Roman period, both in terms of internal structures (mainly houses) and of the sequence of the defences. Much, however, still remains to be learned about the early development and layout of the lower town, while the exact nature of the defensive system is imperfectly understood. Evidence is gradually accumulating to show that what had been the Roman city wa…
Cellars and Cults in Roman Britain
Cellars and sunken rooms are rare on Romano-British sites and their presence marks a deliberate and unusual architectural preference. This paper attempts to demonstrate that a series of common characteristics in cellar location and design make it probable that they shared a common inspiration, and that the likeliest such inspiration was cult practice. Consideration is also given to the water and fertility cults which might account for the archaeo…
Excavations at Lincoln. Second Interim Report
Recent excavations have added considerably to our knowledge of the lower walled city in the Roman period, both in terms of internal structures (mainly houses) and of the sequence of the defences. Much, however, still remains to be learned about the early development and layout of the lower town, while the exact nature of the defensive system is imperfectly understood. Evidence is gradually accumulating to show that what had been the Roman city wa…
Architectures de terre et de bois
Les architectures de terre et de bois d’époque romaine étaient, il y a quelques années encore, très mal connues. Des fouilles récentes ont apporté de nombreuses données. Cet ouvrage tente un premier point : s’agit-il de survivances protohistoriques ? comment se présentent ces techniques de construction ? à quelles conditions socio-économiques répondent-elles ? L’approche archéologique et textuelle s’accompagne des enseignements livrés par des exp…
Cellars and Cults in Roman Britain
Cellars and sunken rooms are rare on Romano-British sites and their presence marks a deliberate and unusual architectural preference. This paper attempts to demonstrate that a series of common characteristics in cellar location and design make it probable that they shared a common inspiration, and that the likeliest such inspiration was cult practice. Consideration is also given to the water and fertility cults which might account for the archaeo…
Excavations at the Old Methodist Chapel and Greyhound Yard, Dorchester, 1981-1984
Town and Country in England
The Roman House in Britain
This authoritative and original work sets the results of recent archaeological research in the context of classical scholarship, as it explores three main aspects of Romano-British buildings: * general characteristics of form and structure* the ways in which they were built and decorated* the range of activities for which they were designed. This evidence is then used to discuss the social practices and domestic arrangements that characterised Ro…
Deconstructing the Frampton Pavements
The Archaeology of Roman Towns
Gnosticism' in Fourth-Century Britain
Recent years have seen a renewed interest in the significance of the mosaic designs employed in Roman houses. Studies have concentrated on establishing the mythological sources of the images chosen, and on describing the social and architectural contexts within which such art was used. It has long been noted that some of the subjects preferred in fourth-century Britain suggest allegorical references to the hereafter, although it has also been obs…
The Archaeology of Beirut
This insula, which lay on the western margin of the earlier Iron Age city, was uncovered during post-war reconstruction work carried out in Beirut during 1994–6. Laid out in the Hellenistic period, the insula was filled out with a series of small courtyard houses after the Roman annexation. A public portico was added along a main street in the second quarter of the second century, before a period of relative inactivity. The district was revived a…
Concept, design and build
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Introducing the Centre for Applied Archaeology
The Centre for Applied Archaeology (CAA) is a new research centre within the Institute of Archaeology, established in 2006 to develop the work of the Institute’s Field Archaeology Unit, Archaeology South-East (ASE), through the creation of a productive research environment and the building of links with academic staff members of the Institute. In this article the Director of CAA defines “applied archaeology” and describes the aims and work of the…
Archaeology and the Post-war Reconstruction of Beirut
During Lebanon's terrible civil war Beirut was partitioned by the Green Line, which separated West from East and cut through the heart of the historic city centre. The reunification of Beirut and revival of the town centre were urgent priorities in post-war reconstruction, and archaeologists became closely involved the reconstruction process. Divisions and arguments attended every stage of the post-war rebuilding, and heritage issues were hotly c…
The Politics and Practice of Archaeology in Conflict
This introductory paper reviews recent writings on archaeology and conflict, setting the other contributions to this volume into context. We draw attention to the political nature of archaeological work, and to the problems of reconciling professional interest in the protection and management of cultural property with needs of communities affected by war. We focus on two areas of current concern — the ethical and moral dimension to professional c…
The Centre for Applied Archaeology (CAA)
The Centre for Applied Archaeology continues to provide a home for the Institute’s team of professional archaeologists, working on a wide range of fieldwork and heritage management projects in the UK and internationally. As was reported on in the last issue of Archaeology International this is not an easy time to secure an income from commercial contracts, since clients in the construction industry are struggling to escape the effects of the cred…
Two studies on Roman London. A
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 Centre for Applied Archaeology (CAA)
Centre for Applied Archaeology (CAA)
My Historic Environment
My Historic Environment
Notes1. Andersson, C., de Jager, D., Kars, E. & Martens, V.V. 2014. ‘Preservation in situ or excavation?’ The European Archaeologist 42: 39
Centre for Applied Archaeology (CAA)
Commercial archaeology in the UK
Domestic Architecture, Roman
Survey and Digital Documentation of Endangered Temple Wall Paintings in Shanxi Province, China
report on the fist season of digital recording of temple architecture and wall paintings in Shanxi Province, China
London in the Roman World
This original study draws on the results of latest discoveries to describe London’s Roman origins. It presents a wealth of new information from one of the world’s most intensively studied archaeological sites, introducing many original ideas concerning London’s economic and political history. The archaeological discoveries are used to build a narrative account that explains how recent investigations in London challenge our understanding of the an…
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