Roman Edessa : politics and culture on the eastern fringes of the Roman Empire, 114-242 CE /

Roman Edessa : politics and culture on the eastern fringes of the Roman Empire, 114-242 CE /

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Author / Creator:Ross, Steven K., 1955-
Imprint:London : Routledge, 2001.
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 204 pages) : illustrations, 1 map
Language:English
Subject:
Romans -- Turkey -- Şanlıurfa.
Romans.
Şanlıurfa (Turkey) -- History.
Turkey -- Şanlıurfa.
Electronic books.
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11145407
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ISBN:9781134660636
1134660634
0203991974
9780203991978
9786610111732
6610111731
9780415187879
0415187877
0415187877
1280111739
9781280111730
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:Roman Edessa offers a comprehensive and erudite analysis of the ancient city of Edessa (modern day Urfa, Turkey), which constituted a remarkable amalgam of the East and the West. Among the areas explored are:* the cultural life and antecedents of Edessa* Edessene religion* the extent of the Hellenization at Edessa before the advent of Christianity* the myth of an exchange of letters between a King Abgar and Jesus.
Other form:Print version: Ross, Steven K., 1955- Roman Edessa. London : Routledge, 2001 9780415187879

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