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Religion, society and culture at Dura-Europos

Kaizer, Ted, editor, Yale University. Department of Classics

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\"This volume advances our understanding of the religion, society and culture of Dura-Europos, the small town on the Euphrates known since the 1930s as the 'Pompeii of the Syrian desert.' Several features make the site potentially our best source for day-to-day life in a small town situated on the periphery of the Roman world: inscriptions and graffiti in ten ancient languages; sculptures and frescoes combining elements of Classical and Oriental art; the most important papyrological dossier of any military unit in the Roman world; documents relating to the local economy; over a dozen pagan sanctuaries; plus a famously painted synagogue and the earliest Christian house church, all set in a gridiron city plan and surrounded by well-preserved fortifications. Dura's unique findings facilitate the study of life in a provincial small town to a degree that archaeology and history do not usually allow\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: City and town life Syria Dura-Europos (Extinct city) / Excavations (Archaeology) Syria Dura-Europos (Extinct city) / Social archaeology Syria Dura-Europos (Extinct city) / HISTORY / Ancient / General. / Dura-Europos (Extinct city) Social life and customs. / Dura-Europos (Extinct city) Religious life and customs.
• ISBN: 9781107123793

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
DS99.D8 R45 2016	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE