Michael Sommer

Palmyra

A History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Palmyra: A History examines Palmyra, the city in the Syrian oasis of Tadmur, from its beginnings in the Bronze Age, through the classical period and its discovery and excavation, to the present day. It aims at reconstructing Palmyra's past from literary accounts as well as material evidence of all kinds.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. August 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780367593940
• ISBN-10: 0367593947
• Artikelnr.: 69890635

Autorenporträt

Michael Sommer is Professor of Ancient History at the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Avenues to Palmyra
Chapter 2: Palmyra before the Palmyrenes
Chapter 3: From Akkad to Antioch: Syria, the Great Powers and the Rise of a
World-System
Chapter 4: Privata sorte inter duo imperia: Palmyra between Rome and
Parthia
Chapter 5: In the Wake of the Empire
Chapter 6: Palmyra's War and Peace
Chapter 7: Claiming the Empire
Chapter 8: Palmyra: Aspects - Perspectives
Chapter 9: Palmyra after the Palmyrenes
Chapter 10: The End of Civilization: Palmyra's Second Downfall in the
Syrian Civil War
Bibliography
Index