Roman Syria and the Near East / Kevin Butcher.

Main entry:

Butcher, Kevin.

Title & Author:

Roman Syria and the Near East / Kevin Butcher.

Publication:

Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum : Getty Publications, 2003.

Description:

472 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-463) and index.
Part I: Grand Narratives. 1. An Incidental Annexation --- 2. Rome, Syria, Parthians and Persians ---- Part II: Organizing Space and Time. 3. Political Entities --- 4. Time and Motion ---- Part III: Production and Consumption. 5. Exploiting the Available --- 6. Portable Antiquities ---- Part IV: The Construction of Communities. 7. Public Values --- 8. Impure Genres --- 9. The Pious World --- 10. The Military.

Summary:

The provinces that the Romans referred to as Syria covered a vast area occupied today by several modern states. These included some of the most spectacular ruins of the ancient world-Palmyra, Baalbek, and Apamea-and fabled cities such as Antioch, Damascus, Sidon, and Tyre. Roman Syria also comprised sites that are virtually unknown, such as the great fortress city of Zenobia on the Euphrates and the remarkably well-preserved villages of the limestone massif of northwestern Syria. Roman Syria and the Near East offers a broad overview of this major cultural crossroads. Surveying a millennium of Roman and Byzantine rule in the Near East, from Roman annexation to the Arab conquest, the book outlines Syria's crucial role in Roman history. Topics discussed include the Roman army's use of Syria as a buffer against its powerful eastern neighbors and the elaborate road system that Rome developed to connect its far-reaching empire. The book also explores the impact of geography, trade, and religion on the shaping of Syria, as well as the influence of Syrian culture on the classical world. -- from http://www.alibris.com (Sep. 22, 2011).

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ISBN:

0892367156
9780892367153
0714122351
9780714122359

Subject:

Romans Syria.
Romains Syrie.
Romans.
Römerzeit
Romeinse keizertijd.
Roman provinces Syria.
Syria History 333 B.C.-634 A.D.
Middle East History To 622.
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Syrie Histoire 333 av. J.-C.-634.
Moyen-Orient Histoire Jusqu'à 622.
Rome Histoire 30 av. J.-C.-284 (Empire)
Middle East.
Rome (Empire)
Syria.
Jordanien
Naher Osten
Syrien
Syrisch-palästinensischer Raum
Syria Antiquities, Roman.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 231091
Call No.: DS96.2 .B87 2003
Status: Available

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