Author

Publication

2016 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

82,000 words, Guess

Page Count

328 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781107123793
  • ISBN-101107123798
  • Library of Congress Control Number2016026221
  • OCLC Control Number951507196
  • Better World Books9781107123793
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCDS99.D8R45 2016
  • LCCDS99.D8 R45 2016

Description

"This volume advances our understanding of the religion, society and culture of Dura-Europos, the small town on the Euphrates known since the 1930s as the 'Pompeii of the Syrian desert.' Several features make the site potentially our best source for day-to-day life in a small town situated on the periphery of the Roman world: inscriptions and graffiti in ten ancient languages; sculptures and frescoes combining elements of Classical and Oriental art; the most important papyrological dossier of any military unit in the Roman world; documents relating to the local economy; over a dozen pagan sanctuaries; plus a famously painted synagogue and the earliest Christian house church, all set in a gridiron city plan and surrounded by well-preserved fortifications. Dura's unique findings facilitate the study of life in a provincial small town to a degree that archaeology and history do not usually allow"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Religion, Society and Culture at Dura-EuroposCambridge University Press2016-01-01

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