An Oasis City / Roger S. Bagnall, Nicola Aravecchia, Raffaella Cribiore, Paola Davoli, Olaf E. Kaper, Susanna McFadden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bagnall, Roger S., Author.

Aravecchia, Nicola, Author.

Cribiore, Raffaella, Author.

Kaper, Olaf E., Author.

McFadden, Susanna, Author.

Series:

Institute for the Study of the Ancient World

ISAW Monographs ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt--Amheida Site.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Egypt--Antiquities, Roman.

Egypt.

Amheida Site (Egypt).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Scattered through the vast expanse of stone and sand that makes up Egypt’s Western Desert are several oases. These islands of green in the midst of the Sahara owe their existence to springs and wells drawing on ancient aquifers. In antiquity, as today, they supported agricultural communities, going back to Neolithic times but expanding greatly in the millennium from the Saite pharaohs to the Roman emperors. New technologies of irrigation and transportation made the oases integral parts of an imperial economy. Amheida, ancient Trimithis, was one of those oasis communities. Located in the western part of the Dakhla Oasis, it was an important regional center, reaching a peak in the Roman period before being abandoned. Over the past decade, excavations at this well-preserved site have revealed its urban layout and brought to light houses, streets, a bath, a school, and a church. The only standing brick pyramid of the Roman period in Egypt has been restored. Wall-paintings, temple reliefs, pottery, and texts all contribute to give a lively sense of its political, religious, economic, and cultural life. This book presents these aspects of the city’s existence and its close ties to the Nile valley, by way of long desert roads, in an accessible and richly illustrated fashion.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FIGURES

CONTRIBUTORS

CHRONOLOGICAL CHART

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

1.1. THE NATURAL LANDSCAPE AND ITS EVOLUTION

1.2. THE SACRED LANDSCAPE

1.3. THE ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE

2.1. EARLY REMAINS ON THE TEMPLE HILL

2.2. TEXTUAL AND DECORATIVE EVIDENCE FOR THE NEW KINGDOM AND THE THIRD INTERMEDIATE PERIOD

2.3. THE TEMPLES OF THE LATE PERIOD

2.4. A SACRED NECROPOLIS

3.1. THE CITY PLAN OF ROMAN AND LATE ROMAN TRIMITHIS

3.2. THE BATHS OF TRIMITHIS

3.3. TWO HOUSES

4.1. THE TEMPLE

4.2. FUNERARY LIFE: THE PYRAMIDS

4.3. ONOMASTICS

5.1. THE CHURCH OF TRIMITHIS

5.2. OTHER EVIDENCE OF CHRISTIANITY AT AMHEIDA

5.3. OTHER CHURCHES IN DAKHLA: KELLIS,'AIN EL-GEDI-DA, DEIR ABU MATTA, DEIR EL-MOLOUK,'AIN ES-SABIL

6.1. THE OASIS ECONOMY

6.2. A RURAL SETTLEMENT IN THE OASIS SYSTEM

6.3. GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY

6.4. OASIS SOCIETY

7.1. LITERARY CULTURE AND EDUCATION IN THE DAKHLA OASIS

7.2. AHMEIDA'S WALL PAINTINGS

7.3. THE EVIDENCE OF GREEK NAMES

ABBREVIATIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

1-4798-1871-2

OCLC:

929452210