Third Palestine : a regional study in Byzantine urbanization /
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| Author / Creator: | Gutwein, Kenneth C. |
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : University Press of America, c1981. |
| Description: | xiv, 416 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/479104 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter I.. The Provincial Framework
- The Historical Development of Palestina Tertia
- The Geographical Limits
- Chapter II.. The Land
- Topography
- Soils
- Climate
- Hydrography
- Chapter III.. Historical Geography
- Zone 1. Beersheba Region
- Zone 2. Central Negev Highlands
- Zone 3. Southeastern Dead Sea
- Zone 4. Moab Plateau
- Zone 5. Edom Mountains
- Zone 6. Aelanitic Gulf
- Chapter IV.. The Urban Framework
- Town Sites and City Planning
- Urban Church Architecture
- Public and Commercial Quarters
- Domestic Architecture
- Chapter V.. The Commercial Role
- Demand Factors
- Internal Demand
- External Demand
- Negative Demand
- Production Factors
- Steppe Hinterland
- Secondary Manufacture
- Chapter VI.. The Military Role of Palestine III
- Provincial Frontier Defense
- Military Architecture
- Military Garrisons
- Military Roads
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index