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Palmyra after Zenobia AD 273-750 - An Archaeological and Historical Reappraisal (Hardcover)
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Palmyra after Zenobia AD 273-750 - An Archaeological and Historical Reappraisal (Hardcover)
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This book casts light on a much neglected phase of the UNESCO world
heritage site of Palmyra, namely the period between the fall of the
Palmyrene 'Empire' (AD 272) and the end of the Umayyad dominion (AD
750). The goal of the book is to fill a substantial hole in modern
scholarship - the late antique and early Islamic history of the
city still has to be written. In late antiquity Palmyra remained a
thriving provincial city whose existence was assured by its newly
acquired role of stronghold along the eastern frontier. Palmyra
maintained a prominent religious role as one of the earliest
bishoprics in central Syria and in early Islam as the political
centre of the powerful Banu Kalb tribe. Post-Roman Palmyra, city
and setting, provide the focus of this book. Analysis and
publication of evidence for post-Roman housing enables a study of
the city's urban life, including the private residential buildings
in the sanctuary of Ba'alshamin. A systematic survey is presented
of the archaeological and literary evidence for the religious life
of the city in Late Antiquity and Early Islam. The city's defences
provide another focus. After a discussion of the garrison quartered
in Palmyra, Diocletian's military fortress and the city walls are
investigated, with photographic and archaeological evidence used to
discuss chronology and building techniques. The book concludes with
a synthetic account of archaeological and written material,
providing a comprehensive history of the settlement from its
origins to the fall of Marwan II in 750 AD.
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