The horti, vast aristocratic and imperial estates directly bordering on the city of Rome, are taken as a case study on the appropriation of Hellenistic artistic and architectural styles by Roman...Show moreThe horti, vast aristocratic and imperial estates directly bordering on the city of Rome, are taken as a case study on the appropriation of Hellenistic artistic and architectural styles by Roman elites. Three types of material remains are analysed: architecture, surface art (e.g. mosaics, wall-paintings, veneering), and sculpture. The main conclusion is that many of the Hellenistic motifs and types of art that were imitated in the horti had a highly contextual (and often religious) significance in the Hellenistic world, but that the Roman owners of the horti treated these visual elements as mere decorative elements, while still making use of the intellectual and religious connotations that these had in their original settings. As such, concepts like code-switching and globalisation theory do not seem to adequately explain the Hellenistic elements that are seen in the horti, and we may instead speak of a thorough and far-reaching process of appropriation.Show less
A preliminary investigation in the milestones found in the Roman provinces of Germania Inferior, Germania Superior and Belgica. In this thesis the milestones of these provinces have been submitted...Show moreA preliminary investigation in the milestones found in the Roman provinces of Germania Inferior, Germania Superior and Belgica. In this thesis the milestones of these provinces have been submitted to both a quantitative and a qualitative investigation. By doing so the author hoped to determine whether any pattern could be found in road building processes. Milestones were used for this as accurately date roadworks processes.Show less
This thesis researched if biological and cultural continuity between the Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon culture in Great Chesterford (Essex) could be identified. Different studies have shown a...Show moreThis thesis researched if biological and cultural continuity between the Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon culture in Great Chesterford (Essex) could be identified. Different studies have shown a potential regional variation in England, which still has to be studied and described. This was done by relating data from the Anglo-Saxon and Roman cemetery of Great Chesterford and the Roman cemetery of Colchester (Butt Road, period 2). Biological (skeletal metrics and non-metrics) and cultural (grave rituals and goods) data were used.Show less
