Roman Berytus : Beirut in late antiquity /
Author / Creator: | Hall, Linda Jones, 1941- |
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Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2004. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 375 pages) : illustrations, map |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11298128 |
Summary: | Examining the numerous primary sources, including inscriptions, religions, histories, literary references, legal codes, and archaeological reports, Linda Jones Hall presents a composite history of late antique Berytus - from its founding as a Roman colony in the time of Augustus, to its development into a center of legal study under Justinian. The book examines all aspects of life in the city, including geographical setting, economic base, built environment, political structures, religious transitions from paganism to Christianity, and the self-identity of the inhabitants in terms of ethnicity and occupation. This volume provides: * the first detailed investigation of late antique Phoenicia The full texts of numerous narratives are presented to reveal the aspirations of the law students, the professors, and their fellow citizens such as the artisans. The study also explores the cultural implications of the city's Greek, Roman and then Syro-Phoenician heritage. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 375 pages) : illustrations, map |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-360) and index. |
ISBN: | 0203499077 9780203499078 9780415289191 041528919X 9786610102600 6610102600 9780415486798 0415486793 0203600215 9780203600214 1280102608 9781280102608 |