Ancient Antioch

Andrea U. De Giorgi is an assistant professor in the Department of Classics at Florida State University. De Giorgi is an experienced field archaeologist who has worked on ancient urbanism in Syria, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Cyprus and Turkey, and currently codirects the Cosa Excavations in Italy. He has received various accolades from the Thyssen Foundation, Loeb Foundation, Kress Foundation, the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), Berliner Antike-Kolleg, and the Whiting Foundation, among others.

• 1. Archaeologists and the Sanjak; 2. Foundation and growth of the city; 3. The plain of Antioch and the Amuq Valley; 4. The highlands of Antioch; 5. The archaeology of the Western Antiochene: from the Orontes Delta to Daphne; 6. The people of Antioch.

'It is a major accomplishment that Andrea U. De Giorgi has chosen a different approach. He has tried to put more weight on the archaeological evidence in order to avoid misconceptions based on the partial views of ancient authors. Furthermore, his narrative of Antiocheia does not focus on the city in a narrow sense, but also takes into account the immense territory it administered. In so doing, De Giorgi provides not only a very useful introduction to the city, its inhabitants and their identities, but also offers interesting perspectives on the interplay between urban and rural social groups … He offers a fresh look at Antiocheia and addresses important questions related to urbanism and human-environment relations in ancient Syria in general. The book provides an integrated account of an important micro-region and its development, taking into account the physical landscape and the archaeological remains as well as the changing economic and political factors.' Michael Blömer, Bryn Mawr Classical Review