Roman Edessa offers a comprehensive and erudite analysis of the ancient city of Edessa (modern day Urfa, Turkey), which constituted a remarkable amalgam of the East and the West. Among the areas explored are:
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- the cultural life and antecedents of Edessa
- Edessene religion
- the extent of the Hellenization at Edessa before the advent of Christianity
- the myth of an exchange of letters between a King Abgar and Jesus.
Roman Edessa: Politics and Culture on the Eastern Fringes of the Roman Empire, 114 - 242 C.E.
Roman Edessa offers a comprehensive and erudite analysis of the ancient city of Edessa (modern day Urfa, Turkey), which constituted a remarkable amalgam of the East and the West. Among the areas explored are:
- the cultural life and antecedents of Edessa
- Edessene religion
- the extent of the Hellenization at Edessa before the advent of Christianity
- the myth of an exchange of letters between a King Abgar and Jesus.
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ISBN-13: | 9780415620093 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 01/31/2011 |
Pages: | 218 |
Product dimensions: | 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |
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