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ROMAN SETTLEMENTS AND THE CRISIS OF THE 3RD CEN...

This volume  edited by Martin Auer and Christoph Hinker  unites 13 papers presented at the 4th
Aguntum Workshop. This international conference was dedicated to the discussion of the
so-called crisis the Roman empire experienced during the 3rd century AD. The aim of the
workshop was to bring together archaeological data from different parts of the Imperium
pertinent to the 3rd century. In some areas  severe changes occurred during the 3rd century 
which is linked to a loss of influence of the Imperial administrative structures. This is the
case in the municipium Aguntum  where we were able to discover that a destructive fire raged in
the area of the town center. Although we do now know why the fire broke out  it is a fact that
the area was not renovated afterwards. This neglect can be seen as an indicator of the town's
decreasing economic power.The diverse examples of archaeological traces of this crisis  which
are presented in this volume  show that the 3rd century AD was a time of severe transformation
with different impact on and consequences for various regions of the Roman Empire. However 
change does not automatically mean crisis and for some settlements (e.g. some people) the 3rd
century was a time of great prosperity. Nevertheless  there seems to be a tendency towards the
reduction of towns and decrease of centralized administration in favor of a range of smaller
centers like rural and hilltop settlements or villae.

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