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On the edge of empires : North Mesopotamia during the Roman period (2nd-4th c. CE) / Rocco Palermo.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Palermo, Rocco, author.
- Series:
- Studies in the history of the ancient Near East
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Imperialism--Social aspects.
- History.
- Imperialism.
- Romans.
- Cultural pluralism.
- Culture conflict.
- Relations.
- Boundaries.
- Iraq--Civilization--To 634.
- Iraq.
- Civilization.
- Rome--Boundaries--History.
- Rome.
- Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
- Rome (Empire).
- Rome--Relations--Iran.
- Iran--Relations--Rome.
- Iran.
- Borderlands--Rome--History.
- Borderlands.
- Culture conflict--Iraq--History.
- Cultural pluralism--Iraq--History.
- Romans--Iraq--History.
- Imperialism--Social aspects--Iraq--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxviii, 288 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Palermo, Rocco, author. On the edge of empires
- ISBN:
- 9781315648255
- 1315648253
- Publisher Number:
- 99980115390
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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