Roman Edessa : Politics and Culture on the Eastern Fringes of the Roman Empire, 114 - 242 C.E.

ISBN-13: 9780415187879 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 224 str.

Steven K. Ross

Opis

The ancient city of Edessa (modern-day Urfa, Turkey), well-watered and located on a trade route, underwent major urban development in the Seleucid period and came under Parthian influence at the end of the second century. Its rulers - the Abgarid dynasty with Arab/Nabatean connections - pursued a semi-independent policy until Edessa came permanently within the Roman orbit under Septimius Severus.

Spis treści

List of figures, Preface, Acknowledgements, Abbreviations, Introduction, 1 The earliest Edessa, 2 The coming of Rome, 3 From kingdom to province, 4 A king in Rome’s service, 5 A ‘Golden Age’?: the culture of pre-Christian Edessa, 6 Early Christianity and Edessan culture, 7 Conclusion, Appendix: Numismatic notes, Notes, Bibliography, Index

O autorze

Steven K. Ross