Roman Butrint: An Assessment (Butrint Archaeological Monographs, Book 1) by Richard Hodges
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Overview: Butrint, ancient Buthrotum, has taken many forms in different ages, shaped by the near-constant interaction between the place, its lagoonal landscape and the Mediterranean. Though Butrint does not appear on any of the records of early Greek colonization to identify it as a Corcyrean settlement, strong links must have existed between it and the metropolitan Corinthian colony of Corfu.
Blessed with springs that possessed healing qualities, a small polis was created – extended to incorporate a healing sanctuary dedicated to Asclepius. Julius Caesar, harboring at Butrint in urgent need of supplies to sustain his struggle against Pompey, must have viewed the sanctuary, ringed by largely dried-out marshland, as the perfect site to settle veterans as a colony. It was an obvious cornerstone in controlling the passage from the Adriatic to the Aegean. The early settlers seem to have been limited in number and possibly mainly of civilian status. However, the political changes to the city’s magistrature were immediate, and within a relatively short time-span fundamental changes to the physical make-up of the city were set in motion.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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