New Books by AIA Members

List and brief description of recent and forthcoming books authored by the AIA membership.

The Settlement and Architecture of Lerna IV (Lerna vol. VI)
by Elizabeth C. Banks
In 1995 Jeremy B. Rutter presented the pottery of the Fourth Settlement at Lerna in Lerna III: The Pottery of Lerna IV. The new volume is the companion to the Rutter volume, outlining the architectural sequence of the EH III period at the site with descriptions of the major building types and other features, such as hearths, ovens, and bothroi. Careful examination of the individual buildings and their contents constitutes the core of the text. The changing settlement patterns of the site through time are considered, and sources of influences are suggested. Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction and Organization Chapter 2: Architectural Overview Chapter 3: The House of the Tiles Tumulus Chapter 4: The Settlements in the Main Area: Lerna IV.1 Chapter 5: The Settlements in the Main Area: Lerna IV.2 Chapter 6: The Settlements in the Main Area: Lerna IV.3 Chapter 7: The Settlements in Area D Chapter 8: The Settlements in the Minor Trenches Chapter 9: Concluding Discussion Appendixes: Walls and Buildings, Pottery Lots and Rutter Pottery Groups, Bothros Catalogue and Commentary, Burials, The Fauna (by David S. Reese) References Index 484 pp, 117 bw figs, 47 plans, 6 sections, 19 tables Casebound, 9" x 12"
American School of Classical Studies at Athens (May 2013)
The Defense of the Territory. Study of the Eretrian chora and its fortifications (in French). Eretria XXI
by Sylvian Fachard
Beyond its city-walls, Eretria encompassed one of the largest territories of the Greek World. This chora, called "Eretriad", was an agricultural and economic space essential to the city-state's subsistence. Recently, non-intensive archaeological survey has increased our understanding of this landscape. Among the ancient remains, over thirty fortifications have been located. They were occupied mainly between the 5th and the 2nd centuries BC, when land exploitation peaked. The analysis of these remains shows that the maintenance of security lied essentially upon a series of fortified settlements (called demoi and perhaps komai), some of them hosting a garrison. These were always located at a fair distance from the city and more or less regularly spaced inside the territory. They also provided safe storage for harvests as well as shelter for domestic animals and, when necessary, for the more dispersed rural population. The rural fortifications testify to the insecurity and violence that visited the Eretriad in the course of its long history.   The present monograph contains the most detailed archaeological map of the Eretrian territory, the fruit of years of survey and excavation. It offers the most up-to-date assessment of the Eretriad's road network, borders, population and agricultural resources. The richly illustrated catalogue of fortifications includes previously unpublished plans and drawings. The author examines the city-state from various angles across several centuries. His conclusions go beyond the borders of the Eretriad, casting a new light on the defense of territories in the Greek World. 2012, 1 vol. in French with summary in German, English and Greek, 358 pages, paperback, 22 x 30 cm, numerous illustrations, b/w.   
ERETRIA Series, volume XXI, Excavations and researches, publication of the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece, Infolio editions, Gollion. (September 2012)
Governing Guns, Preventing Plunder: International Cooperation against Illicit Trade
by Asif Efrat
 The book offers a theoretical frameowrk that explains why certain governments are willing to combat illicit trade, while others are reluctant to do so. This theory is applied to the efforts against the illicit trade in antiquities. The analysis explains why the United States and Britain initially resisted UNESCO's efforts for the protection of the cultural heritage, and why both countries ultimately reversed course (several decades apart) and joined the 1970 UNESCO Convention. I analyze the domestic political debates over looted antiquities in the United States and in Britain, examining the views and arguments of the main contenders in these debates: archaeologists, museums, and dealers. The analysis highlights important similarities in the American and British experience as well as notable differences, such as the different positions taken by the museum communities in the two countries and the divergent responses of the American and British bureaucracies to the problem of illicit trade.  
Oxford University Press (July 2012)
Free at Last! The Impact of Freed Slaves on the Roman Empire
by Edited by Sinclair Bell and Teresa Ramsby
How did freed slaves reinvent themselves after the shackles of slavery had been lifted? How were they reintegrated into society, and what was their social position and status? What contributions did they make to the society that had once - sometimes brutally - repressed them? This collection builds on recent dynamic work on Roman freedmen, the contributors drawing upon a rich and varied body of evidence - visual, literary, epigraphic and archaeological - to elucidate the impact of freed slaves on Roman society and culture amid the shadow of their former servitude. The contributions span the period between the first century BC and the early third century AD and survey the territories of the Roman Republic and Empire, while focusing on Italy and Rome.
Bloomsbury Academic (March 2012)
Roman Republican Villas: Architecture, Context, and Ideology
by J. A. Becker and N. Terrenato (edd.)
  The Roman villa is a classic icon of Western culture, and yet villa can be used to cover a multiplicity of ideas, experiences, and places. In the late Republic and early Imperial periods, villas are inseparable from elite lifestyles, providing a prestigious setting for leisurely and intellectual pursuits. But how did these advanced buildings come about? Roman Republican Villas examines key aspects of early villa culture and architecture, with the goal of understanding the development and deployment of villas in Republican Italy. For instance, where does the "classic" villa architecture originate? How do writers like Cato the Elder or Varro use the villa to their own advantage? How visible are Republican villas in the landscape of central Italy? Traditional theories about villa development have been largely focused on stereotypical ideals of early Roman austerity and industriousness. New work at sites such as the Auditorium, however, proves the existence of luxurious residences already by the 5th-4th c. BCE, even before the Roman conquest of Italy. Such recent developments in archaeological fieldwork have begun to reshape the discourse in such a way that old assumptions are being challenged and, in many cases, found wanting. Within this atmosphere of new discoveries and reconsideration, scholars are uniquely poised to re-examine the villa and the part it played in the culture of Roman Italy, in terms of both the material remains and the literary sources. The villa also plays a prominent role in Republican literature such as theDe agri cultura of Cato and the texts of Varro, as the early Latin authors seek to fashion identities for themselves and the city of Rome. Drawing on diverse source materials, the collected essays ofRoman Republican Villas help to re-center the discussion of Roman villa culture, particularly in light of new evidence offered both by fieldwork and by new approaches to Republican agricultural writers. This volume brings together scholars of Latin literature, Roman history, and classical archaeology to offer a multidisciplinary approach to the questions connected to the emergence and development of villas and their farming culture. With contributions from leading scholars Jeffrey A. Becker, John Bodel, Stephen L. Dyson, Carin M. C. Green, Brendon Reay, Nicola Terrenato, Mario Torelli, and Rita Volpe, the viewpoints offered build upon previous scholarship and ask challenging questions about how the evidence of Roman villas has traditionally been interpreted.  
University of Michigan Press (May 2012)