Roman Syria and the Near East

by: Butcher, K.

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 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.

Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: Grand Narratives
1. An Incidental Annexation
2. Rome, Syria, Parthia and Persia
Part II: Organising Space and Time
3. Political Entities
4. Time and Motion
Part III: Production and Consumption
5. Syrian Landscapes: Exploiting the Available
6. Portable Antiquities
Part IV: The Symbolic Construction of Communities
7. Public Values
8. Impure Genres
9. The Pious World
10. The Military
Epilogue: The Furniture of Hellenism?

Subjects:
Geschichte 64 v. Chr.-640
History
Jordanien
Middle East
Middle East History To 622
Moyen-Orient Histoire Jusqu'à 622
Naher Osten
Romains Syrie
Roman provinces Syria
Romans
Romans Syria
Rome (Empire)
Rome Histoire 30 av. J.-C.-284 (Empire)
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D
Romeinse keizertijd
Römerzeit
Syria
Syria Antiquities, Roman
Syria History 333 B.C.-634 A.D
Syrie Histoire 333 av. J.-C.-634
Syrien
Syrisch-palästinensischer Raum
To 634

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

Roman Syria and the Near East

by: Butcher, K.

• ISBN-13: 9780714122359 / 978-0-7141-2235-9
• ISBN-03: 0714122351 / 0-7141-2235-1
• The British Museum Press, London, 2003

Price: 59,00 EURO

1 copy in stock