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An engagingly visual guide book to a lost city from a scholar in the forefront of research on Colossae. Alan Cadwallader distils information, insights and interpretation into a rich collection of evidence from Colossae and its environs, giving us access to a fascinating and under-researched city. Together with a significant chapter by Rosemary Canavan, Cadwallader’s often ground-breaking work gives us unprecedented access into the life and context of this city. A book for all who enjoy time travel with expert guides!
“Alan Cadwallader’s meticulous and extensive work on the site of Colossae is made available to a wide audience in this fascinating, yet readily accessible book. … No other study of Colossae takes readers so vividly into the hustle-and-bustle of that ancient city, nor so skilfully handles the available evidence. … this book is bound to become a standard work on the subject.”
– Paul Foster, School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh
“This book presents the first-ever comprehensive collection of material evidence from ancient Colossae, … Alan Cadwallader, the leading specialist on this city, has gathered together the scattered surface archaeological and literary evidence from Antiquity through to Early Modern times to create a lively picture of the city’s history, culture and social world. … Cadwallader paints a vibrant picture of the city’s complex religious environment, cultural institutions and economy.”
– Prof. dr. Angela Standhartinger, Fachbereich Evangelische Theologie der Philipps-Universität Marburg
“An engagingly visual guide book to a lost city from a scholar in the forefront of research on Colossae… Cadwallader’s often ground-breaking work gives us unprecedented access into the life and context of this city.”
– Vicky Balabanski, Director of Biblical Studies, Flinders University, SouthAustralia
“Fragments of Colossae pulls together what we know about the ancient site and weaves it into a coherent picture of the city’s vibrant life. Someday Colossae will be excavated. Until then, Alan Cadwallader’s Fragments of Colossae is the best and most complete introduction to the city.”
– Steven Friesen, Professor of Religious Studies and Classics, University of Texas, Austin
