Title & Author:

Edge of empires : pagans, Jews, and Christians at Roman Dura-Europos / Jennifer Y. Chi and Sebastian Heath, editors.

Publication:

New York, NY : Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University ; Princeton, NJ : Distributed by Princeton University Press, 2011.

Description:

124 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 27 cm

Notes:
Published by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University on the occasion of the exhibition Edge of Empires, Sept. 23, 2011-Jan. 8, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 118-123).
1. New research by the French-Syrian archaeological expedition to Europos-Dura and new data on polytheistic sanctuaries in Europos-Dura / Pierre Leriche [and others] -- 2. Art historical frontiers: lessons from Dura-Europos / Thelma K. Thomas -- 3. Trading at the edge: pottery, coins, and household objects at Dura-Europos / Sebastian Heath -- 4. The diversity of languages in Dura-Europos / Jean Gascou -- 5. Excavations at Dura-Europos: archival photographs from the Yale University Art Gallery, Dura-Europos collection.

Summary:

"'Edge of Empires: Pagans, Jews, and Christians at Roman Dura-Europos' examines the ancient city of Dura-Europos, which stood at the intersection of the Hellenistic, Persian, and Roman worlds for some five centuries. With this exhibition, the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World brings to New York - among the most diverse of modern cities - compelling evidence that the ancient world, too, comprised multiple communities interacting and defining themselves in a rich and tolerant urban environment." -- Acknowledgments.

Resources:
Table of contents
Inhaltsverzeichnis

ISBN:

0691154686 (pbk.)
9780691154688 (pbk.)

Subject:

New York University. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Exhibitions.
New York University. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World
Excavations (Archaeology) Syria Dura-Europos (Extinct city)
Fouilles (Archéologie) Syrie Doura-Europos (Ville ancienne)
Excavations (Archaeology)
Religion
Römerzeit
Dura-Europos (Extinct city) Exhibitions.
Dura-Europos (Extinct city) Religion.
Doura-Europos (Ville ancienne) Expositions.
Doura-Europos (Ville ancienne) Religion.
Syria Dura-Europos (Extinct city)
Dura-Europos
Dura-Europos (Extinct city) Antiquities Exhibitions.

Form/genre:

Ausstellung New York (NY) 2011.
Exhibition publications.
exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs
Ausstellungskatalog 2011 New York, NY.
Catalogues d'exposition.

Added entries:

Chi, Jennifer.
Heath, Sebastian, 1966-
New York University. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 284211
Call No.: BIB 222914
Status: Available