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A study of interaction between the Roman army and the civilian population in Syria and Mesopotamia in the first five centuries A.D.
Author : Nigel Pollard
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 16,58 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472111558
A study of interaction between the Roman army and the civilian population in Syria and Mesopotamia in the first five centuries A.D.
Author : Kevin Butcher
Publisher : Getty Publications
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 43,58 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780892367153
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Author : Nigel Pollard
Publisher :
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 39,86 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Roman provinces
ISBN :
Author : Nigel David Pollard
Publisher :
Page : 858 pages
File Size : 10,97 MB
Release : 1992
Category :
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Author : Simon James
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 38,36 MB
Release : 2019-02-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 019257177X
Dura-Europos, a Parthian-ruled Greco-Syrian city, was captured by Rome c.AD165. It then accommodated a Roman garrison until its destruction by Sasanian siege c.AD256. Excavations of the site between the World Wars made sensational discoveries, and with renewed exploration from 1986 to 2011, Dura remains the best-explored city of the Roman East. A critical revelation was a sprawling Roman military base occupying a quarter of the city's interior. This included swathes of civilian housing converted to soldiers' accommodation and several existing sanctuaries, as well as baths, an amphitheatre, headquarters, and more temples added by the garrison. Base and garrison were clearly fundamental factors in the history of Roman Dura, but what impact did they have on the civil population? Original excavators gloomily portrayed Durenes evicted from their homes and holy places, and subjected to extortion and impoverishment by brutal soldiers, while recent commentators have envisaged military-civilian concordia, with shared prosperity and integration. Detailed examination of the evidence presents a new picture. Through the use of GPS, satellite, geophysical and archival evidence, this volume shows that the Roman military base and resident community were even bigger than previously understood, with both military and civil communities appearing much more internally complex than has been allowed until now. The result is a fascinating social dynamic which we can partly reconstruct, giving us a nuanced picture of life in a city near the eastern frontier of the Roman world.
Author :
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 24,94 MB
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9004698019
The Roman army represented an important social and organizational reference model for the Romano-Barbarian societies, which progressively replaced the Western Empire in the transition from Late Antiquity to Early Middle Ages. The great flexibility of the decision-making and organizational solutions used by the Roman army allowed the ‘new lords’ to readapt them and thus maintain power in early medieval Europe for a long time. From a perspective ranging from political, social and economic history to law, anthropology, and linguistic, this book demonstrates how interesting and fruitful the investigation of this specific cultural imprint can be in order to gain a better understanding of the origins of the civilization that arouse after the fall of the Roman world. Contributors are Francesco Borri, Fabio Botta, Francesco Castagnino, Stefan Esders, Carla Falluomin, Stefano Gasparri, Wolfgang Haubrichs, Soazick Kerneis, Luca Loschiavo, Valerio Marotta, Esperanza Osaba, Walter Pohl, Jean-Pierre Poly, Pierfrancesco Porena, Iolanda Ruggiero, Andrea Trisciuoglio, Andrea A. Verardi, and Ian Wood.
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Publisher : BRILL
Page : 1119 pages
File Size : 18,58 MB
Release : 2013-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9004252584
This collection of papers, arising from the Late Antique Archaeology conference series, explores war and warfare in Late Antiquity. Papers examine strategy and intelligence, weaponry, literary sources and topography, the West Roman Empire, the East Roman Empire, the Balkans, civil war and Italy.
Author : Christopher J. Fuhrmann
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0199737843
Drawing on a wide variety of source material from art archaeology, administrative documents, Egyptian papyri, laws Jewish and Christian religious texts and ancient narratives this book provides a comprehensive overview of Roman imperial policing practices.
Author : Michael Richard Thomas Dumper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 28,34 MB
Release : 2006-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1576079201
The first work to offer 5,000 years of authoritative historical coverage of ancient and modern cities in the Middle East and North Africa—from their founding to the present—highlighting each city's cultural, social, political, and economic significance. Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference work on major ancient and modern cities in the Middle East and North Africa from their beginnings to today. In an unprecedented work of historical research, renowned experts Bruce Stanley and Michael Dumper provide 5,000 years of authoritative historical coverage as they trace the full trajectory of each city, discuss ties to other cities, and present a comparative analysis of the region through the lens of its cities. The A–Z entries feature extensive information about each city's location, geography, demographics, climate and environmental issues, ancient and classical history, Islamic history, post–1800 C.E. history, architecture, religious significance, cultural issues, society, municipal features, economic issues, and contemporary trends. Introductory essays explore urban general history and historiography, urban planning and modernization, poverty, interaction between cities, social welfare, culture, identity issues, and the place of these cities within the world economy.
Author : Mustafa Koçak
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 1117 pages
File Size : 45,26 MB
Release : 2022-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 3110711524
For the first time, this publication comprehensively documents and analyzes the Greek and Roman statuary discovered to date in the greater area of Syria. The text portion describes nearly all monuments in detail and classifies them in the context of the history of ancient sculpture. The associated volume of plates documents every item in detail, typically with four photographic views.