A history of Antioch in Syria : from Seleucus to the Arab conquest / by Glanville Downey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Downey, Glanville, 1908-1991, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antioch (Turkey)--History.

Antioch (Turkey).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (788 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1961.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The most complete account of the classical city of Antioch, this study incorporates the findings of the excavations of 1932-1939. Dr. Downey, who participated in the excavations, tells the story of the rise and fall of Antioch, with nineteen excursuses, closely integrated with the text, affording a rich store of data on travel books, maps, and information on the walls, stadia, churches, etc. of the city.Originally published in 1961.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

PREFACE / Oaks, Dumbarton

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

INTRODUCTION

1. THE PHYSICAL RESOURCES OF ANTIOCH: COMMUNICATIONS, CLIMATE, WATER SUPPLY, NATURAL PRODUCTS

2. THE SOURCES FOR THE HISTORY OF ANTIOCH

3. ANTIOCH AND THE REGION IN PRE-MACEDONIAN TIMES

4. THE FOUNDATION OF ANTIOCH AND THE REIGN OF SELEUCUS I

5. FROM ANTIOCHUS I TO ANTIOCHUS IV, 281/0-163 B.C.

6. THE DECLINE OF THE SELEUCID DYNASTY

7. ANTIOCH UNDER THE ROMAN REPUBLIC

8. ANTIOCH UNDER THE AUGUSTAN EMPIRE, 31 B.C.-A.D. 69

9. FROM THE FLAVIAN DYNASTY TO THE DEATH OF COMMODUS, A.D. 69-192

10. FROM THE DEATH OF COMMODUS TO THE ACCESSION OF DIOCLETIAN, A.D. 192-284

11. THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AT ANTIOCH, FROM APOSTOLIC TIMES TO A.D. 284

12. ANTIOCH UNDER DIOCLETIAN (A.D. 284-305), CONSTANTINE THE GREAT (A.D. 306-337), AND CONSTANTIUS (A.D. 337-361)

13. JULIAN THE PHILOSOPHER, A.D. 361-363

14. JOVIAN AND VALENS, A.D. 363-378

15. THEODOSIUS I AND ARCADIUS, A.D. 379-408

16. THEODOSIUS II (A.D. 408-450) AND MARCIANUS (A.D. 450-457)

17. LEO I (A.D. 457-474), LEO II (A.D. 474), AND ZENO (A.D. 474-491)

18. ANASTASIUS (A.D. 491-518), JUSTIN I (A.D. 518-527), AND JUSTINIAN (A.D. 527-565)

19. FROM JUSTIN II TO HERACLIUS, A.D. 565-641

APPENDICES

HISTORICAL EXCURSUS

TOPOGRAPHICAL EXCURSUS

TRANSLATIONS OF DOCUMENTS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

CHRONOLOGY

INDEX

PLATES

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 713-734.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691652184

069165218X

9781400877737

1400877733

OCLC:

966762077