Palmyra and Its Empire - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Palmyra and Its Empire write by Richard Stoneman. This book was released on 1992. Palmyra and Its Empire available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The rebellion of the dazzling Arab queen Zenobia against the fist of Roman domination
Palmyra
Palmyra - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Palmyra write by Michael Sommer. This book was released on 2017-11-22. Palmyra available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Palmyra: A History examines Palmyra, the city in the Syrian oasis of Tadmur, from its beginnings in the Bronze Age, through the classical period and its discovery and excavation, to the present day. It aims at reconstructing Palmyra’s past from literary accounts – classical and post-classical – as well as material evidence of all kinds: inscriptions, coins, art and of course the remains of Palmyra’s monumental architecture. After exploring the earliest inhabitation of Tadmur, the volume moves through the Persian and Hellenistic periods, to the city’s zenith. Under the Romans, Palmyra was unique among the cities of the empire because it became a political factor in its own right in the third century AD, when the Roman military was overpowered by Sassanian invaders and Palmyrene troops stepped in. Sommer’s assessment of Palmyra under Rome therefore considers how Palmyra achieved such an exceptional role in the Roman Near East, before its demise under the Umayyad Empire. The volume also examines the century-long history of archaeological and historical research at Palmyra, from its beginnings under Ottoman rule and the French mandate in the 1920s to the recent satellite based prospection carried out by German archaeologists. A closing chapter examines the occupation of the site by ISIS during the Syrian conflict, and the implications of the destruction there on the ruins, the archaeological finds and future investigations, and heritage in Syria more broadly. Palmyra offers academics, students and the interested reader alike the first full treatment in English of this fascinating site, providing a comprehensive account of the city’s origins, rise and fall.
Zenobia of Palmyra
Zenobia of Palmyra - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Zenobia of Palmyra write by Rex Winsbury. This book was released on 2010. Zenobia of Palmyra available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Preface -- Map -- 1. Inventing Zenobias: pen, brush and chisel -- 2. Zenobia - 'a brigand or, more accurately, a woman' -- 3. Bride of the desert: deliberately inventing Palmyra -- 4. Persia resurgent: the crisis of the third century -- 5. Just another usurper? The political legacy of the first Mr Zenobia -- 6. Arms and the woman: Zenobia goes to war -- 7. The French connection: guardians of the Rhine -- 8. Warrior and showman: the 'puzzling' emperor Aurelian -- 9. Showdown: Aurelian versus Zenobia's cooking-pot men -- 10. The end of the affair: golden chains and silver statue -- 11. Re-assessing Zenobia: 'a celebrated female sovereign' -- Appendix A. Odenathus' (alleged) titles: what did they mean? -- Appendix B. The Zenobia-Aurelian coalition theory and P.Wisc. 1.2 -- Notes -- Bibliography and abbreviations -- Index.
Palmyra
Palmyra - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Palmyra write by Paul Veyne. This book was released on 2018-10-05. Palmyra available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Roman Palmyra
Roman Palmyra - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Roman Palmyra write by Andrew M. Smith II. This book was released on 2013-02-21. Roman Palmyra available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This history of Roman Palmyra offers an examination of how the Palmyrenes constructed and maintained a unique identity, individually and collectively, amid progressive communal changes.
