Title Rome, the Greek World, and the East, 3 : the Greek World, the Jews, and the East

Published Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (549 pages) Series Studies in the History of Greece and Rome Studies in the history of Greece and Rome. Contents 9. Latin in the Epigraphy of the Roman Near East10. Paul of Samosata, Zenobia, and Aurelian: The Church, Local Culture, and Political Allegiance in Third-Century Syria; 11. Caravan Cities: The Roman Near East and Long-DistanceTrade by Land; 12. Looking East from the Classical World: Colonialism, Culture, and Trade from Alexander the Great to Shapur I; Part III. Jews and Others; 13. Porphyry: Ethnicity, Language, and Alien Wisdom; 14. Hagar Summary Presents essays that contribute to our understanding of the impact of Rome on the peoples, cultures, and religions of the eastern Mediterranean, and the extent to which Graeco-Roman culture acted as a vehicle for the self-expression of indigenous cultures. This book offers English translations of passages in Greek, Latin, and Semitic languages Notes Print version record Subject Civilization Regions & Countries - Europe. History & Archaeology. Mediterranean Region & Greco-Roman World. SUBJECT Greece -- Civilization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85057040 Rome -- Civilization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115094 Subject Greece Rome (Empire) Form Electronic book ISBN 9780807876657 0807876658

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