The end of the Roman countryside: A view from the East.

Discussion of the Boeotia Project data-base for the period concerned will be prefaced by a short description of the field methodology utilised. Following a phase by phase analysis of the changing picture in the rural landscape and townscapes of Central Greece over the 1st millennmium A.D, an attempt will be made to compare the archaeological evidence with historical sources for the same period, and to make cautious comparisons with contemporary developments in the West. Finally, a number of major theoretical issues that emerge naturally from the preceding analysis and comparisons will be broached.