Roman Edessa
Politics and Culture on the Eastern Fringes of the Roman Empire, 114 - 242 C.E.
Nonfiction, History, Ancient History
| Author: | Steven K. Ross | ISBN: | 9781134660629 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | October 26, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Steven K. Ross |
| ISBN: | 9781134660629 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | October 26, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Roman Edessa offers a comprehensive and erudite analysis of the ancient city of Edessa (modern day Urfa, Turkey), which constituted a remarkable amalgam of the East and the West. Among the areas explored are:
* the cultural life and antecedents of Edessa
* Edessene religion
* the extent of the Hellenization at Edessa before the advent of Christianity
* the myth of an exchange of letters between a King Abgar and Jesus.
Roman Edessa offers a comprehensive and erudite analysis of the ancient city of Edessa (modern day Urfa, Turkey), which constituted a remarkable amalgam of the East and the West. Among the areas explored are:
* the cultural life and antecedents of Edessa
* Edessene religion
* the extent of the Hellenization at Edessa before the advent of Christianity
* the myth of an exchange of letters between a King Abgar and Jesus.
