On the edge of empires : North Mesopotamia during the Roman period (2nd-4th c. CE)

1. Verfasser: Palermo, Rocco , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London and New York : Routledge, 2019.
Umfang/Format: xxviii, 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Studies in the history of the ancient Near East
Schlagworte:
Irak > Civilization > To 634.
Borderlands > Rome > History.
Culture conflict > Iraq > History.
Cultural pluralism > Iraq > History.
Romans > Iraq > History.
Imperialism > Social aspects > Iraq > History.
Persien > Relations > Rome.
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Rome shifts eastwards: empires, hegemony, and frontiers
  • From the Anatolian plateau to the steppe: geography and climate of North Mesopotamia
  • From Trajan to Jovian: conquest, organisation and loss of a borderland
  • Empires and the cities: urban areas and rural landscapes
  • Minor settlements, forts, and camps: exploring the Roman frontier in the Syrian-Iraqi steppe
  • Imperial impact on a small scale: the site of Tell Barri between the 2nd and 4th c. CE
  • Landscape(s) and the empires: survey data for Roman period Mesopotamia
  • Mobility, strategy, and the empires: the Peutinger map and the route system in North Mesopotamia
  • Across the edges: Arabs and nomads in Roman period Mesopotamia
  • Rome and the steppe: conclusions.

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