Palmyrena : Palmyra and the surrounding territory from the Roman to early Islamic period

1. Verfasser: Meyer, Jørgen Christian , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : Archaeopress, [2017].
Umfang/Format: x, 220 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Archaeopress archaeology
Schlagworte:
Parallelausgabe: Palmyrena (Online version) | ISSN: 9781784917081
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Preface; Introduction; Survey. Survey area, methodology and implementation; Chronology of the sites; Topography and climate; Water supply. Wells, springs and cisterns; Villages and estates. The food supply of Palmyra; Forts and stations. Lines of communication.Palmyrene control of the territory; Conclusion; Gazetteer of surveyed sites: Wadi Abyad; Jebel Abyad; Wadi al-Takara; Jazal; Jebel Chaar; Wadi Jihar - Wadi Masaade - Wadi Khabar; Jebel Merah; North of Jebel Chaar; Appendix: Safaitic inscriptions mentioning Tadmur; Bibliography.