Settlements and countryside of Messenia during the late Middle Ages
The testimony of the fortifications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11932698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nikos D Kontogiannis (0000-0002-8327-0406, Ministry of Culture, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 3-29 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-0131 • E-ISSN: 1749-625X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1179/030701310x12572436087019 |
| OpenAlex | W2031548397 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
The various groups of fortifications that were in use in Messenia during the period of the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries are examined. Five categories are distinguished based on their position, size and defensive features. It is concluded that the fortifications were directly linked to the new social and political reality that prevailed in the area between the dismantlement of the Byzantine empire in 1204 and the Ottoman conquest in the second half of the fifteenth century
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Byzantine architecture · CONQUEST · Empire · Fifteenth · Human settlement · Middle Ages · Period (music · Political science · Politics · Roman Empire · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Byzantine Studies and History · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |