UID:
almahu_9949384143002882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781315648255
,
1315648253
,
9781317300465
,
1317300467
,
9781317300458
,
1317300459
,
9781317300441
,
1317300440
Series Statement:
Studies in the history of the ancient Near East
Content:
"In antiquity, North Mesopotamia was the centre of the confrontation between different imperial entities. Rome, the Parthians, the Sasanians and the nomads of the region were all agents of a complex series of dynamics that impacted on the area: Rome found the most serious threat to its territorial control in the East in these lands, and the political turmoil of the region also affected daily life. This volume explores this mixed culture, unique in the Roman territories, combining literary and historical, and archaeological and environmental evidence in order to explore this important frontier between east and west"--
Note:
Rome shifts eastwards: empires, hegemony, and frontiers -- From the Anatolian plateau to the steppe: geography and climate of North Mesopotamia -- From Trajan to Jovian: conquest, organisation and loss of a borderland -- Empires and the cities: urban areas and rural landscapes -- Minor settlements, forts, and camps: exploring the Roman frontier in the Syrian-Iraqi steppe -- Imperial impact on a small scale: the site of Tell Barri between the 2nd and 4th c. CE -- Landscape(s) and the empires: survey data for Roman period Mesopotamia -- Mobility, strategy, and the empires: the Peutinger map and the route system in North Mesopotamia -- Across the edges: Arabs and nomads in Roman period Mesopotamia -- Rome and the steppe: conclusions.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Palermo, Rocco, author. On the edge of empires Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 ISBN 9781138120136
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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History.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315648255
