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| Genre/Form: | Ausstellung Exhibitions |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jennifer Chi; Sebastian Heath; New York University. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. |
| ISBN: | 0691154686 9780691154688 |
| OCLC Number: | 756167091 |
| Notes: | Published by the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University on the occasion of the exhibition Edge of Empires, Sept. 23, 2011-Jan. 8, 2012. |
| Description: | 124 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 27 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. New research by the French-Syrian archaeological expedition to Europos-Dura and new data on polytheistic sanctuaries in Europos-Dura / Pierre Leriche ... [et al.] -- 2. Art historical frontiers: lessons from Dura-Europos / Thelma K. Thomas -- 3. Trading at the edge: pottery, coins, and household objects at Dura-Europos / Sebastian Heath -- 4. The diversity of languages in Dura-Europos / Jean Gascou -- 5. Excavations at Dura-Europos: archival photographs from the Yale University Art Gallery, Dura-Europos collection. |
| Responsibility: | Jennifer Y. Chi and Sebastian Heath, editors. |
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These chapters are fascinating, highly readable and well-illustrated throughout and the archival photos from digs at Dura-Europos in the 1930s are beautiful and atmospheric. For those of us unlucky enough not to get to the exhibition, Edge of Empires is a thoroughly satisfying summary of life in an extraordinary ancient town which endured for over five hundred years, and from which much can be learned, not least concerning the inter-action between Jews, Christians and pagans there. -- Rabbi Dr. Charles H. Middleburgh Middleburgh Blog Read more...
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