The Archaeology of Hatra, the Sacred City / / Wathiq Al-Salihi.

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• VerfasserIn: Al-Salihi, Wathiq,
• Place / Publishing House: Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity ; 30
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (229 p.)

A study of the archaeology, history, architecture, sculpture, excavation and restoration of the ancient city of Hatra. This city in northern Mesopotamia, with a history covering more than five centuries, was allied with the Parthian empire against the Romans, and the only city to resist the might of armies led by emperors Trajan and Septimius Severus. The Sassanid ruler Shapur I put an end to its political role in 240/1 CE, but its final end came at the hands of Shapur II, probably during the first quarter of the fourth century CE.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES, MAPS AND PLANS -- INTRODUCTION -- THE DISCOVERY OF HATRA -- I. THE SITE AND ITS ENVIRONMENT -- II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND -- III. THE FORTIFICATIONS -- IV. ARCHITECTURE -- V. THE SCULPTURE -- VI. THE DIVINITIES OF HATRA -- BIBLIOGRAPHY