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Palmyra: An Irreplaceable Treasure
Paul Veyne
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 128 pages, 13 color plates. BIC Classification: HBLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139. .
Located northeast of Damascus, in an oasis surrounded by palms and two mountain ranges, the ancient city of Palmyra has the aura of myth. According to the Bible, the city was built by Solomon. Regardless of its actual origins, it was an influential city, serving for centuries as a caravan stop for those crossing the Syrian Desert. It became a Roman province under Tiberius and served as the most powerful commercial center in the Middle East between the first and the third centuries CE. But when the citizens of Palmyra tried to break away from Rome, they were defeated, marking ... Read more
Located northeast of Damascus, in an oasis surrounded by palms and two mountain ranges, the ancient city of Palmyra has the aura of myth. According to the Bible, the city was built by Solomon. Regardless of its actual origins, it was an influential city, serving for centuries as a caravan stop for those crossing the Syrian Desert. It became a Roman province under Tiberius and served as the most powerful commercial center in the Middle East between the first and the third centuries CE. But when the citizens of Palmyra tried to break away from Rome, they were defeated, marking ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226427829
SKU
V9780226427829
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About Paul Veyne
Paul Veyne is a French archaeologist and historian and an honorary professor at the College de France. He is the author of several books in French as well as Did the Greeks Believe in Their Myths?, also published by the University of Chicago Press. Teresa Lavender Fagan is a freelance translator living in Chicago; she has translated numerous books for ... Read more
Reviews for Palmyra: An Irreplaceable Treasure
An eloquent and learned farewell.
Marina Warner Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year Brings wonderful clarity to the most fundamental & complex problems of the ancient world.
History Today Brightly 'sketches a portrait of the past splendor of Palmyra, ' in a story tightly bound with affection.
San Francisco Chronicle Veyne, the most ... Read more
Marina Warner Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year Brings wonderful clarity to the most fundamental & complex problems of the ancient world.
History Today Brightly 'sketches a portrait of the past splendor of Palmyra, ' in a story tightly bound with affection.
San Francisco Chronicle Veyne, the most ... Read more