Ancient Antioch - From the Seleucid Era to the Islamic Conquest

This book offers a new narrative of the great ancient city Antioch's origins, growth, and significance.

List of contents

1. Archaeologists and the Sanjak; 2. Foundation and growth of the city; 3. The plain of Antioch and the Amuq Valley; 4. The highlands of Antioch; 5. The archaeology of the Western Antiochene: from the Orontes Delta to Daphne; 6. The people of Antioch.

About the author

Andrea U. De Giorgi is an assistant professor in the Department of Classics at Florida State University. De Giorgi is an experienced field archaeologist who has worked on ancient urbanism in Syria, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Cyprus and Turkey, and currently codirects the Cosa Excavations in Italy. He has received various accolades from the Thyssen Foundation, Loeb Foundation, Kress Foundation, the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), Berliner Antike-Kolleg, and the Whiting Foundation, among others.

Summary

From fourth century BC Seleucid enclave to capital of the Roman east, Antioch on the Orontes was one of the greatest cities of antiquity, connecting east and west. This book draws on a century of archaeological fieldwork to offer a new narrative of Antioch's origins, growth, and significance.

Product details

• Authors: Andrea U. De Giorgi, Andrea U. (Florida State University) De Giorgi, De Giorgi Andrea U.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2018
• EAN: 9781107576711
• ISBN: 978-1-107-57671-1
• No. of pages: 244
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; HISTORY / Middle East / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Antiquities & Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, History of Religion, Ancient World, Middle Eastern history, Ancient History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology