Located northeast of Damascus, in an oasis surrounded by palms and
two mountain ranges, the ancient city of Palmyra has the aura of
myth. According to the Bible, the city was built by Solomon.
Regardless of its actual origins, it was an influential city,
serving for centuries as a caravan stop for those crossing the
Syrian Desert. It became a Roman province under Tiberius and served
as the most powerful commercial center in the Middle East between
the first and the third centuries CE. But when the citizens of
Palmyra tried to break away from Rome, they were defeated, marking
the end of the city's prosperity. The magnificent monuments from
that earlier era of wealth, a resplendent blend of Greco-Roman
architecture and local influences, stretched over miles and were
among the most significant buildings of the ancient world-until the
arrival of ISIS. In 2015, ISIS fought to gain control of the area
because it was home to a prison where many members of the outlawed
Muslim Brotherhood had been held, and ISIS went on to
systematically destroy the city and murder many of its inhabitants,
including the archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad, the antiquities
director of Palymra. In this concise and elegiac book, Paul Veyne,
one of Palymra's most important experts, offers a beautiful and
moving look at the history of this significant lost city and why it
was-and still is-important. Today, we can appreciate the majesty of
Palmyra only through its pictures and stories, and this book offers
a beautifully illustrated memorial that also serves as a lasting
guide to a cultural treasure.
General
| Imprint: |
University of Chicago Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
October 2018 |
| Authors: |
Paul Veyne
|
| Translators: |
Teresa Lavender Fagan
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
128 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-226-60005-5 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-226-60005-X |
| Barcode: |
9780226600055 |
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