The third-century crisis and the inscriptions of Aphrodisias
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• Crisis 3^rd century universal plenty of inscriptions in above city that hardly suffered
• 250 – 550 only 250 inscriptions as opposed to 15000 in previous 300 yrs – lack of benefactors and stylistically more public record, decorative value, aesthetic ceremonial than political.
• Progressive weakening of local politics- hands of imperial governor Aphrodisias – traditional chief magistrate last inscription 284-301 and monumental honour naming council 360s. Urban elite no longer compete for office
• Empire wide phenomenon but at different rates
• Indian summer of inscriptions middle fifth to middle 6^th centuries – more inscriptions commemorating benefactors and the ‘father of the city’. Inscriptions come an end around 600 AD – later ones are ecclesiastical or funerary – approaching end pf Aphrodisias as a classical city.
• Peaks of building activity in the West and the East in 5^th century – church building Aquitaine peaked 6^th century

Other Notes in this Category

1. Factors Transforming the city
2. Post-Roman unity, disintegration and renewal
3. Regional survey of urban change ad survivals
4. The 5^th century and after: the East
5. The ancient city: a centre of administration and a way of life
6. The Fifth Century and After: the West
7. The third-century crisis and the inscriptions of Aphrodisias
8. The transformation of classical cities and the Pirenne debate
9. Types of Post-Roman City
10. Urban Survival and the role of the middleman
11. Why and when did the ancient cities end?

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