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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe. Image cartographique : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Intagliata, Emanuele E.
Titre(s) : Palmyra after Zenobia, 273-750 [Texte imprimé] : an archaeological and historical reappraisal / Emanuele E. Intagliata
Publication : Oxford : Oxbow Books, 2018
Description matérielle : xiv, 152 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 29 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-132) and index
"This book casts light on a much neglected phase of the UNESCO world heritage site
of Palmyra, namely the period between the fall of the Palmyrene `Empire' (AD 272)
and the end of the Umayyad dominion (AD 750). The goal of the book is to fill a substantial
hole in modern scholarship - the late antique and early Islamic history of the city
still has to be written. In late antiquity Palmyra remained a thriving provincial
city whose existence was assured by its newly acquired role of stronghold along the
eastern frontier. Palmyra maintained a prominent religious role as one of the earliest
bisphoric see in central Syria and in early Islam as the political centre of the powerful
Banu Kalnb tribe. Post-Roman Palmyra, city and setting, provide the focus of this
book. Analysis and publication of evidence for post-Roman housing enables a study
of the city's urban life, including the private residential buildings in the sanctuary
of Ba'alshamin. A systematic survey is presented of the archaeological and literary
evidence for the religious life of the city in Late Antiquity and Early Islam. The
city's defences provide another focus. After a discussion of the garrison quartered
in Palmyra, Diocletian's military fortress and the city walls are investigated, with
photographic and archaeological evidence used to discuss chronology and building techniques.
The book concludes with a synthetic account of archaeological and written material,
providing a comprehensive history of the settlement from its origins to the fall of
Marwan II in 750 AD."
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Palmyra after Zenobia, 273 to 750
Sujet(s) : Palmyre (Syrie ; ville ancienne) -- 3e-8e siècles
Indice(s) Dewey : 939.4 (23e éd.) = Histoire antique - Moyen-Orient - Des origines jusque vers 0640 ap. J.-C.
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781785709425. - ISBN 1785709429. - ISBN 9781785709432 (erroné). - ISBN 1785709437 (erroné). - ISBN 9781785709456 (erroné). - ISBN 1785709453 (erroné)
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