Palmyra : an irreplaceable treasure /
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| Author / Creator: | Veyne, Paul, 1930- author. |
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| Uniform title: | Palmyre. English |
| Imprint: | Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017. ©2017 |
| Description: | ix, 88 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Local Note: | University of Chicago Library's UCPress copy has original dust jacket. |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11052183 |
Table of Contents:
- Translator's Note
- Introduction
- 1. Riches in the Desert
- 2. A Monumental Ancient City
- 3. Being a Capitalist Back Then
- 4. Antiquity in Antiquity
- 5. Palmyra: A Subject of the Caesars
- 6. A Syrian Tribe and a Hellenized City
- 7. Saving the Empire
- 8. The Palmyrene Saga
- 9. A Hybrid Identity
- 10. Dining with the Gods
- 11. Religion in Palmyra
- 12. Palmyrene Portraits
- Conclusion
- Notes