Gerasa and the Decapolis
During the Long Classical Millennium (fourth century BC to eighth century AD), Northwest Jordan was part of two worlds, looking west to the Mediterranean as well as east towards the Arabian desert. It was not only a collection of distinctive micro-regions but a 'virtual island', isolated b...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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London
Bloomsbury Publishing
2013
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| In: | Year: 2013 |
| Reviews: | Gerasa and the Decapolis. A ›Virtual Island‹ in Northwest Jordan (2009) (Zangenberg, Jürgen, 1964 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Duckworth debates in archaeology
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| Further subjects: | B
Jordan -- Antiquities
B Jordan -- History B Jordan ; History B Human settlements -- Jordan B Electronic books B Gerasa (Extinct city) B Jordan ; Antiquities B Human settlements ; Jordan |
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| Summary: | During the Long Classical Millennium (fourth century BC to eighth century AD), Northwest Jordan was part of two worlds, looking west to the Mediterranean as well as east towards the Arabian desert. It was not only a collection of distinctive micro-regions but a 'virtual island', isolated by geography on all sides. Here one finds historical and archaeological data of an intensity and quality probably superior to that of any region in the Near East other than Israel. This book exploits some of that evidence to explain the character of an unusual region with a dense network of cities and an unexp |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record |
| ISBN: | 0715635670 |