![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The idea behind the exhibition was to situate Greece-understood rather generously-in the world of late antiquity. Typically for the genre, the volume opens with various laudations followed by expert and illustrated essays covering aspects of the overall theme and then by beautiful reproductions of 144 objects. The volume is a catalogue from a 2011 exhibition at the Onassis Cultural Center in New York. This was “Late Antiquity.” Transition was originally inspired by Demetrios Konstantios, the late director of the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens. This was a time when, apart from economic, social, and institutional dislocation, a buoyant, triumphant Christian culture put its stamp decisively on virtually every aspect of life. In the 1960s a new interpretation emerged that is today regnant in the academy although perhaps not in the broader culture. The period from 300 to 700 was for a long time-for centuries-interpreted as the time of Rome’s, of Classical Antiquity’s, senescence. ![]()
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