Recent work on Crete from Hellenistic to Byzantine times has built in particular on the reinterpretation of documents (including inscriptions and coins) in light of new research on the Greek world under Roman rule; the results of past or recent surveys in the regions of Vrokastro, Pseira, Sphakia, Galatas, Gournia, Akrotiri, and Kavousi; and archaeological excavations which are giving greater prominence to Roman and Byzantine remains. We are now beginning to have sufficient data to start thinking afresh about these periods of the island’s history, which are above all moments of transition marked by the Roman conquest and by the historical developments of Late Antiquity (including Christianity). The present book contains eleven papers that shed light on these disruptions, making it another milestone in recent research on Roman Crete.

Jane Francis and Michael J. Curtis, eds. Change and Transition on Crete: Interpreting the Evidence from the Hellenistic through to the Early Byzantine Period. Papers presented in honour of G. W. M. Harrison. Archaeopress, 2023. 

From Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR). Review by François Chevrollier, Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum