Antioch: A History

ISBN-13: 9781138845244 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 610 str.

Andrea U. de Giorgi; Asa Eger

Opis

This is a complete history of Antioch, one of the most significant major cities of the eastern Mediterranean and a crossroads for the Silk Road, from its foundation by the Seleucids, through Roman rule, the rise of Christianity, Islamic and Byzantine conquests, to the Crusades and beyond.

Recenzje

"Exploiting reports from Princeton's archaeological excavations in the 1930s, De Giorgi (Florida State Univ.) and Eger (Univ. of North Carolina, Greensboro) argue that the Princeton team neglected the post-Byzantine era and did not effectively excavate the city's many-layered history, as the archaeologists were handicapped by sectarian and irredentist violence. Relying on considerable linguist talents, the authors provide excellent topographical and historical insights covering many different cultures and epochs... Highly recommended." - CHOICE

Spis treści

1 The Eagle of Zeus Arrives (303BCE–64BCE)  2 Orientis Apex Pulcher: The Roman "Beautiful Crown of the East" in the making (64BCE–192CE)  3 From Capital to Crisis: Antioch in the Late Roman Empire (193–458)  4 Theoupolis, the City of God (458–638)  5 Anṭākiya, Mother of the Cities (638–969)  6 The Byzantine Duchy of Antioch (969–1085)  7 The Saljūqs: An Interlude (1084–1098)  8 The Crusader Principality of Antioch (1098–1268)  9 A Mamlūk Entrepot (1268–1516)  10 Ottoman Antakya (1516–1918)  11 A Frontier Town Once More (1920–2020)