The Roman army in Jordan / David Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, D. L., 1948-

Contributor:

Council for British Research in the Levant.

Class of 1953 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Romans--Jordan.

Romans.

Fortification--Jordan.

Fortification.

Jordan.

Rome--Army--History.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Armies.

History.

Physical Description:

235 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm

Edition:

Second revised edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Council for British Research in the Levant, 2004.

Contents:

B Nabataean King List

C Eras

Chapter 1 Roman Jordan 18

B The Familiarity of the Subject

C The History of Exploration

D Guide to Available Further Reading

E The Future

F Getting Around

Chapter 2 The Evidence and Methodologies 24

A Literary and Sub-literary Sources

B Papyrological and Epigraphic Evidence

C The Physical Remains

D Exploration and Approaches to the Evidence

E Contrasts and Comparisons

Chapter 3 Geography and Environment 30

A Physical Geography

B Water Resources and Rainfall

C Soils and Other Natural Resources

D Vegetation and Agriculture

E Communications

Chapter 4 The Romans in Jordan 36

B Early Roman Jordan

C The Later Nabataean Kingdom

D Arabia

E Late Roman Jordan

F From Roman to Umayyad Jordan

Chapter 5 The Roman Army in Jordan 44

A Before AD 106

B The Nabataean Army

C The Annexation of Nabataea and Formation of Provincia Arabia

D The Cohortes Petraeorum

E The Roman Garrison from AD 106 to the Fourth Century: Legions, Auxiliary Regiments, Other Units

F The Fifth Century to the Islamic Conquest

G 'Jordanians' in the Roman Army

H The Role of the Army

Chapter 6 The Roman Army and its Garrison Places in the Notitia Dignitatum 53

The Notitia Dignitatum, Oriens. 37 and 34

Chapter 7 The Azraq Oasis 56

A Basie (Azraq Duruz)

B Azraq Shishan

C Qasr el-Uweinid

D Qasr Aseikhin

E Qasr Ain el-Beida

F Qasr Ain es-Sol

Chapter 8 The Basalt Desert 69

A The 'Via Severiana'

B Azraq to Dumat al-Jandal (Jauf)

C Azraq to Bostra

D Khirbet Umm el-Menara

E Deir el-Kahf

F Deir el-Qinn

G Jathum

H Qasr Burqu

Chapter 9 The Southern Hauran 81

A Umm el-Quttein

B Umm el-Jimal

C Qasr el-Bai'j

D The Via Nova Traiana

Chapter 10 The Northern Steppe 95

A Roads and Routes

B Al-Qihati

C Qasr el-Hallabat

D Khirbet Khaw

E Thantia (?) (Thughrat el-Jubb)

F Aditha/Hatita (?) (Khirbet es-Samra)

G Qal'at Zerqa

H Qaryat el-Hadid

I El-Fedein

J Al-Madwar and Rihab

K Khirbet Ain

Chapter 11 The Jordanian Decapolis 110

B Gadara (Umm Qeis)

C Pella (Tabaqat Fahl)

D Gerasa (Jerash)

E Tell Faysal?

F Umm er-Rumman

G Al-Birah

H Gadora (Salt)

I Yajuz

J Philadelphia (Amman)

Chapter 12 The Madaba Plain 122

A The Road System

B Wadi Kafrain

C Azaima

D Beelmaous (Ma'in)

E Machaerus (El-Mishnaqah)

F Libonna

G Al-Qastal

H Zizia (Jizeh)

I Umm Quseir

J Umm el-Walid

K Zafaran

L Khirbet ez-Zona

M Qasr Dubaiyah

N Madaba

Chapter 13 The Dhiban Plateau 135

A Dibon (Dhiban)

B Mefaat (Umm er-Resas)

C Khan ez-Zebib

D Qasr Saliya and Er-Rama

E Qasr Thuraiya

Chapter 14 The Wadi Mujib 142

A The Character of the Mujib Area

B The Via Nova Traiana

C Muhattet el-Hajj (Lower)

D Muhattet el-Hajj (Upper [= Karakun])

E Qasr el-Al

F Qasr Bshir

G Qasr el-Maqhaz

H Qusur Rishan

H Qatrana

Chapter 15 The Kerak Plateau 152

A Rabbathmoab/Areopolis (Er-Rabba)

B Characmoab (Kerak)

C Mutah, El-Mashad

D Betthorus/um (?) (El-Lejjun)

E Khirbet el-Fityan

F Rujm Beni Yasser

G Qasr Abu Rukbah

H Qasr Muhai

I Umm Ubtulah

J Khirbet el-Mureigha

Chapter 16 El-Jibal 165

A The Via Nova Traiana

B Rujm el-Faridiyyeh

C Robotha (Ruwath)

D Thana/Thoana/Thornia (At-Tuwana)

E Jurf ed-Darawish

F Qasr el-Bint

G Da'ajaniya

H Khirbet Qannas

I 'Khirbet Abu Safat'

J Qal'at Uraiza

Chapter 17 Petraea 175

B Petra

C Towers

D Khirbet Arja II

E Adrou/Adroa (Udruh)

F Tell Abara

G Abu Danna

H Khirbet el-Ail

I Theman

J Jebel Tahuna

K Carcaria

Chapter 18 The Shera'a 184

A Ma'an, El-Hammam and El-Mutrab

B Zodocatha/Zadagatta (Es-Sadaqa)

C The Via Nova Traiana

D Khirbet el-Qirana

E Al-Batra

F Khatt Shebib

Chapter 19 The Hisma 192

B Hauara (Humayma)

C Quweira

D Praesidium (Khirbet el-Khalde)

E Qasr el-Kithara

F Ramm

Chapter 20 The Wadi Araba 205

B Aila/Aela/Aelana (Aqaba)

C Rujm Taba

D Ariddela/Arieldela (Gharandal)

E Qa'a es-Sa'idiyeen

F Qasr Wadi et-Tayyiba

G Bir Madkhur

H Phaeno (Faynan)

I Toloha (Qasr et-Tlah)

J Praesidium (Qasr el-Feifeh)

K Zoara (Es-Safi)

Chapter 21 Beyond Jordan 217

A Southern Syria: Bostra, Ad-Diyatheh, Nemara, Inat and Imtan

B Saudi Arabia: Northern Province: Dumata (Dumat al-Jandal, Jauf)

C Saudi Arabia: The Hedjaz: Medain Saleh, Rawaffa

D Israel: The Wadi Araba and Negev Desert: Yotveta, Mezad Tamar, Upper Zohar and En-Boqeq, Mampsis (Kurnub), Nessana (Nitzana) and Oboda (Avdat), Berosaba (Beer Sheva).

Notes:

Previous ed.: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-235).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

ISBN:

0953910210

OCLC:

59267318