Dura-Europos

by Baird, Jennifer A.

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Title Statements

Full title :Dura-Europos / J.A. Baird.

Summary

"Dura-Europos on the Syrian Euphrates was the subject of extensive excavations in the 1920s and 30s by French and American archaeologists, and is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Roman Near East. A Seleucid, Parthian, and Roman site, its place between East and West is a vexed question in both the ancient and modern worlds. The site was home to at least nineteen sanctuaries, amongst them a Synagogue and Christian building, and from inscriptions, parchments, and graffiti many languages are attested, including Greek, Latin, Persian, Palmyrene, and Hebrew. This book provides an overview of the site and its history, situating Dura-Europos in its geographical, historical, and intellectual contexts, tracing the story of the site and its afterlives in scholarly and popular perceptions. Based on the author's work excavating at the site with the Mission Franco-Syrienne d'Europos-Doura and extensive archival research, the volume draws together threads of Dura-Europos' legacy and significance, and discusses how the multicultural, religiously plural and polyglot site has been recovered and shaped by archaeology"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2018

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Bloomsbury Academic
Place of Publication:London, UK
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2018

The Physical Object

Description:xvi, 221 pages : : illustrations, map ; : 24 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781472522115, 1472522117, 9781472530875, 147253087X
oclc:ocn982444423
LC Classification:DS99.D8
Dewey Decimal:939.4/32

The excavation of Dura-Europos -- The site of Dura-Europos -- The archaeological archive of Dura-Europos -- The texts of Dura-Europos -- The buildings of Dura-Europos -- The material culture and art of Dura-Europos -- Conclusion.

Subjects

Archäologie Doura-Europos (Ville ancienne) Dura-Europos Dura-Europos (Extinct city) Dura-Europos (Extinct city) -- Antiquit… Excavations (Archaeology) Excavations (Archaeology) -- Syria Fouilles (Archéologie) -- Syrie Syria -- Dura-Europos (Extinct city)