An Oasis City / / Susanna McFadden, Olaf E. Kaper, Nicola Aravecchia, Roger S. Bagnall, Raffaella Cribiore, Paola Davoli.
Scattered through the vast expanse of stone and sand that makes up Egypt’s Western Desert are several oases. These islands of green in the midst of the Sahara owe their existence to springs and wells drawing on ancient aquifers. In antiquity, as today, they supported agricultural communities, going...
Saved in:
VerfasserIn: | |
---|---|
MitwirkendeR: | |
Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
Series: | ISAW Monographs ;
6 |
Online Access: | |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 16 black and white illustrations, 128 Illustrations, color |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
id |
9781479860319 |
---|---|
ctrlnum |
(DE-B1597)680958 |
collection |
bib_alma |
record_format |
marc |
spelling |
Bagnall, Roger S., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut An Oasis City / Susanna McFadden, Olaf E. Kaper, Nicola Aravecchia, Roger S. Bagnall, Raffaella Cribiore, Paola Davoli. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource : 16 black and white illustrations, 128 Illustrations, color text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda ISAW Monographs ; 6 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Contributors -- Chronological Table -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Amheida in Its Surroundings -- 2 Amheida before the Romans -- 3 The Urban Landscape during the Roman Period -- 4 Egyptian Religion at Trimithis during the Roman Period -- 5 Christianity at Trimithis and in the Dakhla Oasis -- 6 Economy and Society in the Roman Oasis -- 7 Trimithis in the Culture of the Eastern Roman Empire -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Scattered through the vast expanse of stone and sand that makes up Egypt’s Western Desert are several oases. These islands of green in the midst of the Sahara owe their existence to springs and wells drawing on ancient aquifers. In antiquity, as today, they supported agricultural communities, going back to Neolithic times but expanding greatly in the millennium from the Saite pharaohs to the Roman emperors. New technologies of irrigation and transportation made the oases integral parts of an imperial economy. Amheida, ancient Trimithis, was one of those oasis communities. Located in the western part of the Dakhla Oasis, it was an important regional center, reaching a peak in the Roman period before being abandoned. Over the past decade, excavations at this well-preserved site have revealed its urban layout and brought to light houses, streets, a bath, a school, and a church. The only standing brick pyramid of the Roman period in Egypt has been restored. Wall-paintings, temple reliefs, pottery, and texts all contribute to give a lively sense of its political, religious, economic, and cultural life. This book presents these aspects of the city’s existence and its close ties to the Nile valley, by way of long desert roads, in an accessible and richly illustrated fashion. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Mrz 2024) Excavations (Archaeology) Egypt Amheida Site. HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt. bisacsh Aravecchia, Nicola, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Bagnall, Roger S., contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb Cribiore, Raffaella, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Kaper, Olaf E., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Kaper, Olaf E., contributor. ctb https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb McFadden, Susanna, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479860319.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479860319 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479860319/original |
language |
English |
format |
eBook |
author |
Bagnall, Roger S., Bagnall, Roger S., Aravecchia, Nicola, Cribiore, Raffaella, Kaper, Olaf E., McFadden, Susanna, |
spellingShingle |
Bagnall, Roger S., Bagnall, Roger S., Aravecchia, Nicola, Cribiore, Raffaella, Kaper, Olaf E., McFadden, Susanna, An Oasis City / ISAW Monographs ; Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Contributors -- Chronological Table -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Amheida in Its Surroundings -- 2 Amheida before the Romans -- 3 The Urban Landscape during the Roman Period -- 4 Egyptian Religion at Trimithis during the Roman Period -- 5 Christianity at Trimithis and in the Dakhla Oasis -- 6 Economy and Society in the Roman Oasis -- 7 Trimithis in the Culture of the Eastern Roman Empire -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index |
author_facet |
Bagnall, Roger S., Bagnall, Roger S., Aravecchia, Nicola, Cribiore, Raffaella, Kaper, Olaf E., McFadden, Susanna, Aravecchia, Nicola, Aravecchia, Nicola, Bagnall, Roger S., Bagnall, Roger S., Cribiore, Raffaella, Cribiore, Raffaella, Kaper, Olaf E., Kaper, Olaf E., Kaper, Olaf E., Kaper, Olaf E., McFadden, Susanna, McFadden, Susanna, |
author_variant |
r s b rs rsb r s b rs rsb n a na r c rc o e k oe oek s m sm |
author_role |
VerfasserIn VerfasserIn VerfasserIn VerfasserIn VerfasserIn VerfasserIn |
author2 |
Aravecchia, Nicola, Aravecchia, Nicola, Bagnall, Roger S., Bagnall, Roger S., Cribiore, Raffaella, Cribiore, Raffaella, Kaper, Olaf E., Kaper, Olaf E., Kaper, Olaf E., Kaper, Olaf E., McFadden, Susanna, McFadden, Susanna, |
author2_variant |
n a na r s b rs rsb r s b rs rsb r c rc o e k oe oek o e k oe oek o e k oe oek s m sm |
author2_role |
VerfasserIn VerfasserIn MitwirkendeR MitwirkendeR VerfasserIn VerfasserIn VerfasserIn VerfasserIn MitwirkendeR MitwirkendeR VerfasserIn VerfasserIn |
author_sort |
Bagnall, Roger S., |
title |
An Oasis City / |
title_full |
An Oasis City / Susanna McFadden, Olaf E. Kaper, Nicola Aravecchia, Roger S. Bagnall, Raffaella Cribiore, Paola Davoli. |
title_fullStr |
An Oasis City / Susanna McFadden, Olaf E. Kaper, Nicola Aravecchia, Roger S. Bagnall, Raffaella Cribiore, Paola Davoli. |
title_full_unstemmed |
An Oasis City / Susanna McFadden, Olaf E. Kaper, Nicola Aravecchia, Roger S. Bagnall, Raffaella Cribiore, Paola Davoli. |
title_auth |
An Oasis City / |
title_alt |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Contributors -- Chronological Table -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Amheida in Its Surroundings -- 2 Amheida before the Romans -- 3 The Urban Landscape during the Roman Period -- 4 Egyptian Religion at Trimithis during the Roman Period -- 5 Christianity at Trimithis and in the Dakhla Oasis -- 6 Economy and Society in the Roman Oasis -- 7 Trimithis in the Culture of the Eastern Roman Empire -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index |
title_new |
An Oasis City / |
title_sort |
an oasis city / |
series |
ISAW Monographs ; |
series2 |
ISAW Monographs ; |
publisher |
New York University Press, |
publishDate |
2016 |
physical |
1 online resource : 16 black and white illustrations, 128 Illustrations, color |
contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Contributors -- Chronological Table -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Amheida in Its Surroundings -- 2 Amheida before the Romans -- 3 The Urban Landscape during the Roman Period -- 4 Egyptian Religion at Trimithis during the Roman Period -- 5 Christianity at Trimithis and in the Dakhla Oasis -- 6 Economy and Society in the Roman Oasis -- 7 Trimithis in the Culture of the Eastern Roman Empire -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index |
isbn |
9781479860319 |
callnumber-first |
D - World History |
callnumber-subject |
DT - Africa |
callnumber-label |
DT73 |
callnumber-sort |
DT 273 A53 B34 42015 |
geographic_facet |
Egypt Amheida Site. |
url |
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479860319.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479860319 https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479860319/original |
illustrated |
Not Illustrated |
dewey-hundreds |
900 - History & geography |
dewey-tens |
930 - History of ancient world (to ca. 499) |
dewey-ones |
932 - Egypt to 640 |
dewey-full |
932/.2 |
dewey-sort |
3932 12 |
dewey-raw |
932/.2 |
dewey-search |
932/.2 |
doi_str_mv |
10.18574/nyu/9781479860319.001.0001 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT bagnallrogers anoasiscity AT aravecchianicola anoasiscity AT cribioreraffaella anoasiscity AT kaperolafe anoasiscity AT mcfaddensusanna anoasiscity AT bagnallrogers oasiscity AT aravecchianicola oasiscity AT cribioreraffaella oasiscity AT kaperolafe oasiscity AT mcfaddensusanna oasiscity |
status_str |
n |
ids_txt_mv |
(DE-B1597)680958 |
carrierType_str_mv |
cr |
is_hierarchy_title |
An Oasis City / |
author2_original_writing_str_mv |
noLinkedField noLinkedField noLinkedField noLinkedField noLinkedField noLinkedField noLinkedField noLinkedField noLinkedField noLinkedField noLinkedField noLinkedField |
_version_ |
1795090205370220544 |
fullrecord |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>04482nmm a2200649Ia 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">9781479860319</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-B1597</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20240328111612.0</controlfield><controlfield tag="006">m|||||o||d||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="007">cr || ||||||||</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">240328t20162016nyu fo d z eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">9781479860319</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="024" ind1="7" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">10.18574/nyu/9781479860319.001.0001</subfield><subfield code="2">doi</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-B1597)680958</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="b">eng</subfield><subfield code="c">DE-B1597</subfield><subfield code="e">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="044" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">nyu</subfield><subfield code="c">US-NY</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">DT73.A53</subfield><subfield code="b">B34 2015</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="072" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HIS002030</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">932/.2</subfield><subfield code="2">23</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="100" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Bagnall, Roger S., </subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield><subfield code="4">http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="3"><subfield code="a">An Oasis City /</subfield><subfield code="c">Susanna McFadden, Olaf E. Kaper, Nicola Aravecchia, Roger S. Bagnall, Raffaella Cribiore, Paola Davoli.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">New York, NY : </subfield><subfield code="b">New York University Press, </subfield><subfield code="c">[2016]</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="c">©2016</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1 online resource :</subfield><subfield code="b">16 black and white illustrations, 128 Illustrations, color</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text</subfield><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">computer</subfield><subfield code="b">c</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">online resource</subfield><subfield code="b">cr</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="347" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">text file</subfield><subfield code="b">PDF</subfield><subfield code="2">rda</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="490" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">ISAW Monographs ;</subfield><subfield code="v">6</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="505" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="t">Frontmatter -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Contents -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Figures -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Contributors -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Chronological Table -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Preface -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Introduction -- </subfield><subfield code="t">1 Amheida in Its Surroundings -- </subfield><subfield code="t">2 Amheida before the Romans -- </subfield><subfield code="t">3 The Urban Landscape during the Roman Period -- </subfield><subfield code="t">4 Egyptian Religion at Trimithis during the Roman Period -- </subfield><subfield code="t">5 Christianity at Trimithis and in the Dakhla Oasis -- </subfield><subfield code="t">6 Economy and Society in the Roman Oasis -- </subfield><subfield code="t">7 Trimithis in the Culture of the Eastern Roman Empire -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Abbreviations -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Bibliography -- </subfield><subfield code="t">Index</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="506" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">restricted access</subfield><subfield code="u">http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec</subfield><subfield code="f">online access with authorization</subfield><subfield code="2">star</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Scattered through the vast expanse of stone and sand that makes up Egypt’s Western Desert are several oases. These islands of green in the midst of the Sahara owe their existence to springs and wells drawing on ancient aquifers. In antiquity, as today, they supported agricultural communities, going back to Neolithic times but expanding greatly in the millennium from the Saite pharaohs to the Roman emperors. New technologies of irrigation and transportation made the oases integral parts of an imperial economy. Amheida, ancient Trimithis, was one of those oasis communities. Located in the western part of the Dakhla Oasis, it was an important regional center, reaching a peak in the Roman period before being abandoned. Over the past decade, excavations at this well-preserved site have revealed its urban layout and brought to light houses, streets, a bath, a school, and a church. The only standing brick pyramid of the Roman period in Egypt has been restored. Wall-paintings, temple reliefs, pottery, and texts all contribute to give a lively sense of its political, religious, economic, and cultural life. This book presents these aspects of the city’s existence and its close ties to the Nile valley, by way of long desert roads, in an accessible and richly illustrated fashion.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="538" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="546" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">In English.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="588" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Mrz 2024)</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Excavations (Archaeology)</subfield><subfield code="z">Egypt</subfield><subfield code="z">Amheida Site.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt.</subfield><subfield code="2">bisacsh</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Aravecchia, Nicola, </subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield><subfield code="4">http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Bagnall, Roger S., </subfield><subfield code="e">contributor.</subfield><subfield code="4">ctb</subfield><subfield code="4">https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Cribiore, Raffaella, </subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield><subfield code="4">http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Kaper, Olaf E., </subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield><subfield code="4">http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Kaper, Olaf E., </subfield><subfield code="e">contributor.</subfield><subfield code="4">ctb</subfield><subfield code="4">https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">McFadden, Susanna, </subfield><subfield code="e">author.</subfield><subfield code="4">aut</subfield><subfield code="4">http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479860319.001.0001</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="0"><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479860319</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="856" ind1="4" ind2="2"><subfield code="3">Cover</subfield><subfield code="u">https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479860319/original</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_BACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_CL_CL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBACKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ECL_CL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_EEBKALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_ESSHALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_PPALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">EBA_SSHALL</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="912" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">GBV-deGruyter-alles</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |