The Early Roman Empire in the East

Oxford, England: Oxbow Books, 1997. Quarto in pale salmon-colored stiff illus glosssy paper wraps; viii, 212 pages: illustrations, maps, plans; 24 cm; bibliographical references and index As new with extremely faint sun-fading to spine; see photos. Very fine. . Paperback. ISBN: 9781900188524

A group of essays that trace the development of Roman influence in the eastern parts of the empire. Contents: Section 1: Urban structures --- The Roman urbanization of the East / Greg Woolf -- Roman colonies in the province of Achaia / A.D. Rizakis -- Section 2: Regional studies -- The Syrian desert under the Romans / Michał Gawlikowski -- The Syrian countryside during the Roman era / Georges Tate -- Jewish rural settlement in Judaea in the early Roman period / Yizhar Hirschfeld -- The Roman relationship with the Persicus sinus from the rise of Spasinou Charax (127 BC) to the reign of Shapur II (AD 309-79) / D.T. Potts -- Section 3: Images and identities -- The imperial image in the eastern Mediterranean / Charles Brian rose -- Greeks and barbarians / David Braund -- Funerary monuments and mortuary practice in Roman Asia Minor / Sarah Cormack -- Aspects of 'romanization' / Andreas Schmidt-Colinet -- The origins of the icon / Jas' Elsner -- Section 4: Afterword -- A view from the west / Martin Millett. / Romans -- Middle East. Romans -- Ukraine -- Black Sea Lowland. Romains -- Méditerranée orientale. Romains -- Noire, Région de la mer. 15.52 Roman Empire. Civilization. Romans -- Middle East. Roman provinces -- Middle East. Roman provinces -- Administration. Rome -- Histoire -- 0030 av. J.-C.-0476 (empire) Romains -- Mer Noire (région) Romains -- Proche-Orient. Romains -- Moyen-Orient. 30 B.C.-284 A.D Geographic: Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. Rome -- Civilization. Mediterranean Sea -- Antiquities, Roman. Méditerranée orientale -- Antiquités romaines. Noire, Région de la mer -- Antiquités romaines. Rome -- Histoire -- 30 av. J.-C.-284 (Empire) Rome -- Civilisation. Rome (Empire) Middle East. Roman Empire. Middle East -- History -- To 622. Moyen-Orient -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 622. Mer Noire (région) -- Antiquités romaines. Rome -- Relations -- Asie mineure. Méditerranée (mer, Est) -- Histoire -- Antiquité. Proche-Orient -- Jusqu'à 622. Moyen-Orient -- Jusqu'à 622. Rome -- Provinces. Rome -- 30 av. J.-C.-284. Rome -- Histoire -- 0265-0030 av. J.-C. (République) Rome -- Civilisation -- 30 av. J.-C.-284. Note(s): Includes bibliographical references and index. General Info: