The Maeander Valley

The Maeander Valley

Author: Peter Thonemann

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2011-09-22

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 1139499351

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This book is a study of the long-term historical geography of Asia Minor, from the fourth century BC to the thirteenth century AD. Using an astonishing breadth of sources, ranging from Byzantine monastic archives to Latin poetic texts, ancient land records to hagiographic biographies, Peter Thonemann reveals the complex and fascinating interplay between the natural environment and human activities in the Maeander valley. Both a large-scale regional history and a profound meditation on the role played by geography in human history, this book is an essential contribution to the history of the Eastern Mediterranean in Graeco-Roman antiquity and the Byzantine Middle Ages.


Attalid Asia Minor

Attalid Asia Minor

Author: Peter Thonemann

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2013-04-18

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 0199656118

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This book is the first full-length study to be dedicated to the political economy of the Attalid kingdom of Pergamon, focusing in particular on its financial administration, international relations, and the functioning of the state.


The Historical Geography of Asia Minor

The Historical Geography of Asia Minor

Author: W. M. Ramsay

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-06-24

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 1108014534

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A pioneering 1890 publication that examines the trade routes, road systems, cities and bishoprics of Roman and Byzantine Asia Minor.


The Seven Cities of the Apocalypse and Greco-Asian Culture

The Seven Cities of the Apocalypse and Greco-Asian Culture

Author: Roland H. Worth

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2019-05-07

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 1532686056

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The companion to The Seven Cities of the Apocalypse and Roman Culture, this study explores the social world in which early Christians functioned in Asia, providing a comprehensive picture of life in this eastern province of the Roman Empire and focusing on how the local environment affects the interpretation of the book of Revelation. The history, population, local culture, economies, and cults of each city are examined in detail. Including data from hundreds of sources, this volume should prove useful to students of both the Bible and Roman history, as it bridges the gap between the two specialties and provides many details that enable the reader to imagine what life would really have been like in those ancient cities. As such, this study provides a valuable supplement to the broader question of Rome’s general impact upon the region traced in the Roman Culture volume. Although there are many works on the subject, this is the only place where all the information is pulled together. It is a useful resource for Scripture scholars, nonprofessionals with an interest in Bible study, professors and students of Scripture, and historians specializing in the first century CE.


The Geography of Urbanism in Roman Asia Minor

The Geography of Urbanism in Roman Asia Minor

Author: Rinse Willet

Publisher: Equinox Publishing (UK)

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781781798430

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investigates how Roman urbanism manifested itself in Asia Minor during the first three centuries CE, particularly with regards to its spatial patterning over the landscape and the administrative, economic and cultural functions cities fulfilled, and how cities developed in terms of size and monumentality.


The Persian Wars

The Persian Wars

Author: Herodotus

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2023-11-19

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13:

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Herodotus, the great Greek historian, wrote this famous history of warfare between the Greeks and the Persians in a delightful style. Herodotus portrays the dispute as one between the forces of slavery on the one hand and freedom on the other. This work covers the rise of the Persian influence and a history of the Persian empire, a description and history of Egypt, and a long digression on the landscape and traditions of Scythia. Because of the comprehensiveness of this work, it was considered the founding work of history in Western literature. A must-have for history enthusiasts.


In the Land of a Thousand Gods

In the Land of a Thousand Gods

Author: Christian Marek

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2021-07-13

Total Pages: 820

ISBN-13: 0691233659

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A monumental history of Asia Minor from the Stone Age to the Roman Empire In this critically acclaimed book, Christian Marek masterfully provides the first comprehensive history of Asia Minor from prehistory to the Roman imperial period. Blending rich narrative with in-depth analyses, In the Land of a Thousand Gods shows Asia Minor’s shifting orientation between East and West and its role as both a melting pot of nations and a bridge for cultural transmission. Marek employs ancient sources to illuminate civic institutions, urban and rural society, agriculture, trade and money, the influential Greek writers of the Second Sophistic, the notoriously bloody exhibitions of the gladiatorial arena, and more. He draws on the latest research—in fields ranging from demography and economics to architecture and religion—to describe how Asia Minor became a center of culture and wealth in the Roman Empire. A breathtaking work of scholarship, In the Land of a Thousand Gods will become the standard reference book on the subject in English.


Discovering Central Asia

Discovering Central Asia

Author: Donald Bedunah

Publisher: University of Montana Press

Published: 2012-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780981576060

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DISCOVERING CENTRAL ASIA: ITS HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND POLITICS is a book as unique as the region it portrays and a first of its kind. The heart of Asia is just making its entrance on the world stage and this title from The University of Montana Press provides readers with a fascinating introduction! This work gathers the writings of ten university professors and brings alive, through words and photography all that is the heart of Asia. An introductory section gives the reader an in depth view of the physical, historical and cultural geography of Central Asia. Other chapters delve into the geologic history, human and wildlife habitat, the earliest history up through the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 and an analysis of the cultural legacy, art history, and religious and ethnic traditions of Central Asia The last chapter discourse centers around the history and politics of Central Asia since the imposition of Soviet rule, the demarcation of the region into five distinct Soviet republics and the impact of the collapse of Soviet Union on each of the five countries.