Theatres in Roman Palestine and Provincia Arabia / by Arthur Segal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segal, Arthur, author.

Series:

Mnemosyne, Supplements 140.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 0169-8958 ; 140

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theaters--Middle East.

Theaters.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 117 pages, [92] pages of plates) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; New York ; Köln : E.J. Brill, [1995]

Summary:

This volume deals with the architectural history of the theatre in Roman Palestine and Provincia Arabia, a region which comprised a Jewish, Nabataean, and Hellenized population but lacked any tradition of classical theatre. The earliest examples, erected by Herod, were actually a foreign imposition upon the landscape of Judaea, while the theatres built in the Nabataean kingdom provided no more than an architectural setting for activities which were often unrelated to theatre in the accepted sense. When the Hellenized cities in the region began building their theatres, classical plays were already disappearing from the stage throughout the Roman world, their place taken by lighter, less select forms of public entertainment. The author then offers a comprehensive architectural analysis of each of the thirty theatres so far uncovered in the area. Richly illustrated, it provides a vivid reconstruction of a world which, though long gone, continues to fascinate.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Arthur Segal

Historical-Archaeological Introduction / Arthur Segal

Architectural Analysis / Arthur Segal

Glossary of Roman Theatre Architectural Terms / Arthur Segal

Corpus / Arthur Segal

Table of Comparative Data / Arthur Segal

List of Abbreviations / Arthur Segal

Bibliography / Arthur Segal

Illustration Credits / Arthur Segal

Index / Arthur Segal

Figures / Arthur Segal

Supplements to Mnemosyne.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-111) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-32945-5

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004329454 DOI