‎Orsolya Heinrich-Tam ska, Carla Sfameni, Christoph Rummel, Simon Esmonde Cleary, Dominic Moreau, Christophe J. Goddard (eds)‎
‎Late Antique villae in the Balkans (3rd-7th c. AD): Current Research Questions and Perspectives. HAEMUS Companion to the Late Antique Balkans 1‎

‎, Brepols, 2026 Hardback, Pages: 350, Size:216 x 280 mm, Illustrations:80 b/w, 113 col., 1 tables b/w., Language: English. ISBN 9782503604763.‎

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‎Summary The study of the villae of the Roman and Late Antique period is well established in western Europe, but, up to now, little has been done to explore this type of building in depth in the rest of the Empire, in particular in the Roman provinces of the Balkan peninsula and along the Danube. This volume, which draws on research presented at the first international workshop organized by the HAEMUS International Research Network (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France, 10-12 Novembre 2021), aims to redress the balance by drawing together papers focused on Roman villae both at an Empire-wide level, and more specifically, within South-Eastern Europe. Through thematic syntheses and case studies, the volume is able both to shed new light on the villae of in the central part of the Later Roman Empire, as well as to highlight new discoveries made in recent decades. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations In Memoriam Andreae Graham Poulter (1953-2025) Lille, the Balkans and the HAEMUS International Research Network Dominic Moreau and Christophe J. Goddard List of Abbreviations Foreword Orsolya Heinrich-Tamaska, Carla Sfameni, and Christoph Rummel Introductory Remarks 1. Late Roman villae in Hispania: Notes on Terminology and Ownership Javier Arce 2. Late Roman villae in Moesia Inferior and Thracia: State of Research and Perspectives Gerda von B low 3. Late Roman villae in the Balkans: A Perspective from the West Simon Esmonde Cleary General Aspects 4. Late Antique villae: Typology, Functions, and status quaestionis Carla Sfameni 5. Villae in the Late Roman West as Expressions of Aristocratic Culture Simon Esmonde Cleary 6. Villae and Self-Representation Patrizio Pensabene and Paolo Barresi 7. Villae, domus, and Religion: A Series of Misunderstandings Christophe J. Goddard 8. The Search for Roman Landscapes Michael Doneus and Nives Doneus 9. Villae and the Military in the Balkan between Representation, Supply, and Defence Orsolya Heinrich-Tam ska and Christoph Rummel 10. Villae maritimae and Elites in Dalmatia Tin Turkovi? Late Antique villae in the Balkans:Case Studies 11. The Luxury villa of Valerius Dalmatius, Governor of Lugdunensis Tertia at Nagyhars ny, Hungary Zsolt Mr v 12. Roman villae and villa-Dominated Landscape Researches in Pannonia M t Szab 13. Complexity and Contradiction in Diocletian's Palace (Split, Croatia) Goran Nik?i? 14. From the Laecanii to Tito: The villa maritima expolitissima in Verige Bay (Brioni, Croatia) Mario Bloier 15. Landscape in Motion: Case Studies of Late Antique villae in Coastal Dalmatia Tin Turkovi? 16. Diaporit (Albania): From villa to Pilgrimage Centre William Bowden and Luan P rzhita 17. The Late Antique villa of Nerodimlje and its Depiction of the Seven Sages Marigona Ademi 18. Romuliana - Gamzigrad: Palace and/or villa? Stefan Pop-Lazi? and Christoph Rummel 19. The Late Antique Complex in Obelya (Sofia, Bulgaria): A Re-assessment of the 1960s Investigations Anani Antonov 20. The Ancient Villa Armira in the Province of Thrace Gergana Kabakchieva and Benjamin Frerix 21. Late Roman villae in the Countryside of Northern Greece Konstantinos D. Ketanis‎