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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- Palmyra : An Irreplaceable Treasure
- ISBN
- 9780226427829
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
022642782X
ISBN-13
9780226427829
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22038282566
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Palmyra : an Irreplaceable Treasure
Publication Year
2017
Subject
Archaeology, Ancient / General, Middle East / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2016-052000
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Veyne, the most eminent living historian of Rome, has written an elegiac lament on the meaning for world history of this looted city. His short book describes how Palmyra, an oasis on the route across the north Syrian desert, around the turn of the common era became immensely wealthy as a staging post in the trade route from the Roman Empire to the Parthian Kingdom and the lands beyond as far as India and China. . . . Veyne's account offers an excellent survey of the relationship between the city and the wider Roman Empire." , Brightly 'sketches a portrait of the past splendor of Palmyra,' in a story tightly bound with affection., Veyne, the most eminent living historian of Rome, has written an elegiac lament on the meaning for world history of this looted city. His short book describes how Palmyra, an oasis on the route across the north Syrian desert, around the turn of the common era became immensely wealthy as a staging post in the trade route from the Roman Empire to the Parthian Kingdom and the lands beyond as far as India and China. . . . Veyne's account offers an excellent survey of the relationship between the city and the wider Roman Empire., Palmyra (a best seller in France in 2015) is the merest wisp of a book. You could comfortably read it in an hour. It offers no radical new theories about the history or culture of ancient Palmyra. Mr. Veyne is one of the foremost living historians of the ancient world, and here, without jargon or pedantry, he describes the city's art, its religion, its architecture, and its people. What cannot be expressed in words is shown in photographs. . . . Scarcely more than a page is explicitly dedicated to the Islamic State, but don't be fooled. The Islamists' destruction of Palmyra is the true subject of every word of the book. . . . Mr. Veyne's book is propelled by an argument of luminous simplicity. . . . The final sentence of the book should be carved over the entrance to every school in the world: 'Yes, without a doubt, knowing, wanting to know, only one culture--one's own--is to be condemned to a life of suffocating sameness.' Mr. Veyne does not mention Islamic State; he doesn't need to. . . .This is a book of passion and moral integrity that ought to be read by anyone with the slightest interest in the ancient world., A short, angry eulogy. . . . A colourful and very readable account of a city that thrived in the middle ground between political empires and cultural worlds, refocused on its recent destruction and on a single question: why?
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
939.4/32
Table Of Content
Translator's Note Introduction 1. Riches in the Desert 2. A Monumental Ancient City 3. Being a Capitalist Back Then 4. Antiquity in Antiquity 5. Palmyra: A Subject of the Caesars 6. A Syrian Tribe and a Hellenized City 7. Saving the Empire 8. The Palmyrene Saga 9. A Hybrid Identity 10. Dining with the Gods 11. Religion in Palmyra 12. Palmyrene Portraits Conclusion Notes
Synopsis
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 Palmyra. In this concise and elegiac book, Paul Veyne, one of Palmyra'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., 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.
LC Classification Number
DS99.P17V4913 2017
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