Numismatics and Greek Lexicography
Numismatics and Greek Lexicography

Author: Michael P. Theophilos

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2019-11-28

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0567674371

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Michael P. Theophilos explores the fascinating variety of numismatic contributions to Greek lexicography, pertaining to lexicographic studies of the Second Temple period in general, and the New Testament in particular. Theophilos considers previous scholarly attempts to grapple with, and incorporate, critical numismatic material into the emerging discipline of Greek lexicography - including foundational work by F. Preisigke and E. Kiessling - before outlining his own methodological approach. Theophilos' then examines the resources available for engaging with the numismatic material, and presents a series of specific case studies throughout the New Testament material. His carefully annotated images of coins draw readers in to a greater understanding of the material culture of the Greco-Roman world, and how this impacted upon the Greek language and the New Testament.

Time and Cosmos in Greco-Roman Antiquity
Time and Cosmos in Greco-Roman Antiquity

Author: James Evans

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2016-11-11

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0691174407

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Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, New York, October 19, 2016-April 23, 2017.

Tripolitania
Tripolitania

Author: David J. Mattingly

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-09-02

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1135782830

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"Lepcis Magna", one of the greatest of the Roman cities of North Africa and one of the most famous archaeological sites in the Mediterranean, was situated in the region of Tripolitania. Birthplace of the Emperor Septimius Severus, the city has yielded many well-preserved monuments from its Roman past. Mattingly presents valuable information on the pre-Roman tribal background, the urban centres, the military frontier and the regional economy. He reinterprets many aspects of the settlement history of this marginal arid zone that was once made prosperous, and considers the wider themes of Romanization, frontier military strategy, and economic links between provinces and sources of elite wealth.

Septimius Severus
Septimius Severus

Author: Anthony R Birley

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-06-01

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1134707460

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In this, the only biography of Septimius Severus in English, Anthony R. Birley explors how 'Roman' or otherwise this man was and examines his remarkable background and career. Severus was descended from Phoenician settlers in Tripolitania, and his reign, AD 193-211, represents a key point in Roman history. Birley explores what was African and what was Roman in Septimius' background, given that he came from an African city. He asks whether Septimius was a 'typical cosmopolitan bureaucrat', a 'new Hannibal on the throne of Caesar' or 'principle author of the decline of the Roman Empire'?