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BUTRINT'S NORTHERN FRONTIER IN THE ELEVENTH CENTURY? THE DEMA WALL

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2014

Richard Hodges
Richard Hodges*
Affiliation:
American University of Rome
*
r.hodges@aur.edu
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Abstract

This short article considers the reuse of the Hellenistic period Dema Wall in the light of recent research at nearby Butrint, ancient Buthrotum, and proposes that the refurbishment coincides with the revival of the town at Butrint in the early eleventh century. The larger political context of this reinterpretation is briefly considered.

Τείχος «Δέμα» – το βόρειο σύνορο του Βουθρωτού στον 11ο αιώνα;

Το σύντομο αυτό άρθρο εξετάζει την επαναχρησιμοποίηση του τείχους της Ελληνιστικής περιόδου, γνωστό ως «Δέμα», υπό το πρίσμα των πρόσφατων ερευνών στο γειτονικό Butrint (αρχαίο Βουθρωτό), και προτείνει πως η ανακαίνισή του συμπίπτει χρονικά με την περίοδο άνθησης της πόλης του Βουθρωτού στον πρώιμο 11ο αιώνα. Το παρόν άρθρο επανεξετάζει σύντομα και το ευρύτερο πολιτικό πλαίσιο αυτής της επανερμηνείας.

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Annual of the British School at Athens , Volume 108 , November 2013 , pp. 323 - 327
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Copyright © The Council, British School at Athens 2014 

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