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Roman Syria and the Near East
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 939.43
EAN: 9780892367153
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0892367156
Label: Getty Publications
Manufacturer: Getty Publications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 474
Publication Date: February 19, 2004
Publisher: Getty Publications
Studio: Getty Publications
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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.
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Rating: - Everything You Wanted to Know about Roman Syria
Wow! ROMAN SYRIA AND THE NEAR EAST by Kevin Butcher is a great book for those interested in Rome in the Eastern lands. It deals with the time period from about the 1st century b.c.e. to the coming of the Arab Muslims in the 7th century c.e. and it covers what really are several modern nations today.
The book is divided up into four parts with individual chapters in them. Part I is entitled Grand Narratives and includes chapter 1 - An Incidental Annexation and chapter 2 - Rome, Syria, Parthians ... Read More
Rating: - Must read for Roman Syria lovers!
Dr. Kevin Butcher has simply outdone himself in this exploration of Roman Syria. Obviously he knows the period intimately, and this knowledge shows itself in the many important details in this book. Anyone who wants to know more about this intriguing and far-removed period would do well to buy this book. I'm glad I did! It reads almost like a novel!
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