Culture and Society in Later Roman Antioch (Paperback, New)

Antioch was the fourth great city of the Roman world, and yet it is often written off as a lost ancient city. Founded in 300 BC by Seleucus I as part of his plan to colonize Syria with Greeks, the city had from its inception been home to Greeks, Macedonians, Syrians, Egyptians and many others. From the early 60s BC, when Syria was established as a Roman province, the physical appearance, culture and institutions of the city underwent a process of Romanization. Antioch became an important religious centre with both strong pagan traditions and a large Jewish community, and it was soon home to one of the oldest Christian communities and the seat of a patriarch. material on Antioch in the late Roman period (the 2nd to the 7th centuries AD), from the writings of the orator Libanius and the preacher John Chrysostom to the extensive mosaics found in the city and its suburbs. The authors consider the lively issues of identity and ethnicity in this truly multi-cultural and multi-religious city, the effects of Romanization and Christianization on the city and surrounding region, and the central place of the city in the Roman world.

General

Imprint:	Oxbow Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2016
First published:	April 2003
Editors:	Isabella Sandwell • Janet and Sandwell Huskinson
Dimensions:	240 x 170 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	158
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84217-102-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Early Church Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Early Church Books > Christianity > Early Church
LSN:	1-84217-102-X
Barcode:	9781842171028

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