Acknowledgements; Contents; IntroductIon; Chapter 1 Barefaced colossae; Chapter 2 stationing armies at colossae; Chapter 3 the gods in city and country; Chapter 4 the theatre; Chapter 5 the fortress; Chapter 6 Weaving threads: clothing in colossae; Chapter 7 the Waters and the Baths; Chapter 8 the necropolis; Chapter 9 the mighty archangel; Maps; Glossary; IndIces