Ancient Antioch : from the Seleucid era to the Islamic conquest / Andrea U. De Giorgi

From late fourth century BC Seleucid enclave to capital of the Roman east, Antioch on the Orontes was one of the greatest cities of antiquity and served as a hinge between east and west. This book draws on a century of archaeological fieldwork to offer a new narrative of Antioch's origins and g...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Physical Description:xvii, 226 Seiten; Illustrationen, Karten
Notes:Literaturverzeichnis Seiten 201-215
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Table of Contents:
  • Archaeologists and the Sanjak
  • Foundation and growth of the city
  • The Plain of Antioch and the Amuq Valley
  • The highlands of Antioch
  • The archaeology of the western Antiochene: from the Orontes Delta to Daphne
  • The people of Antioch