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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Yale classical studies ; v. 38
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Yale classical studies ; v. 38.
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| Summary |
"This volume advances our understanding of the religion, society and culture of Dura-Europos, the small town on the Euphrates known since the 1930s as the 'Pompeii of the Syrian desert.' Several features make the site potentially our best source for day-to-day life in a small town situated on the periphery of the Roman world: inscriptions and graffiti in ten ancient languages; sculptures and frescoes combining elements of Classical and Oriental art; the most important papyrological dossier of any military unit in the Roman world; documents relating to the local economy; over a dozen pagan sanctuaries; plus a famously painted synagogue and the earliest Christian house church, all set in a gridiron city plan and surrounded by well-preserved fortifications. Dura's unique findings facilitate the study of life in a provincial small town to a degree that archaeology and history do not usually allow"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Ted Kaizer -- Dura-Europos : a Greek town of the Parthian empire / Leonardo Gregoratti -- Everyday life in Roman Dura-Europos : the evidence of dress practices / Jennifer A. Baird -- Acculturation, hybridity, créolité : mapping cultural diversity in Dura-Europos / Michael Sommer -- Problem with Parthian art at Dura / Lucinda Dirven -- Gesture at Dura-Europos : a new interpretation of the so-called "scène énigmatique" / Maura K. Heyn -- Women and the religious life of Dura-Europos / Jean-Baptiste Yon -- Multifunctional sanctuaries at Dura-Europos / Julian Buchmann -- Mithraeum of Dura-Europos : new perspectives / Tommaso Gnoli -- Imperial representation at Dura-Europos : suggestions for urban paths / Cristina Marta Acqua -- Thoughts on two Latin dipinti / Jacqueline Austin -- Bilingual Palmyrene-Greek inscriptions at Dura-Europos : a comparison with the bilinguals from Palmyra / Loren T. Stuckenbruck -- Economic life in Roman Dura-Europos / Kai Ruffing -- Dangers of adventurous reconstruction : Frank Brown at Dura-Europos / Susan B. Downey -- Dura-Europos and Yale : past, present, and future / Lisa R. Brody. |
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Dura-Europos (Extinct city) -- Social life and customs.
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Dura-Europos (Extinct city) -- Religious life and customs.
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City and town life -- Syria -- Dura-Europos (Extinct city)
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City and town life. |
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Syria -- Dura-Europos (Extinct city) |
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Syria -- Dura-Europos (Extinct city)
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Social archaeology -- Syria -- Dura-Europos (Extinct city)
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Excavations (Archaeology) |
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Social archaeology. |
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- General. |
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Manners and customs. |
| Added Author |
Kaizer, Ted, editor.
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Yale University. Department of Classics.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Religion, society and culture at Dura-Europos. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016 9781107123793 1107123798 (DLC) 2016026221 (OCoLC)951507196 |
| ISBN |
9781316826751 (electronic book) |
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1316826759 (electronic book) |
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9781316826034 |
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1316826031 |
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1316825795 |
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9781316825792 |
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1316403483 |
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9781316403488 |
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9781107123793 |
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1107123798 |
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1107560233 |
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