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Palmyra : an irreplaceable treasure

Title
  1. Palmyra : an irreplaceable treasure / by Paul Veyne ; translated from the French by Teresa Lavender Fagan.
Published by
  1. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
  2. ©2017
Author
  1. Veyne, Paul, 1930-

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Additional authors
  1. Fagan, Teresa Lavender
Description
  1. ix, 88 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations; 23 cm
Uniform title
  1. Palmyre. English
Alternative title
  1. Palmyre.
Subject
  1. Tadmur (Syria) > History
  2. Syria > Tadmur
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. Riches in the desert -- A monumental ancient city -- Being a capitalist back then -- Antiquity in antiquity -- Palmyra: a subject of the Caesars -- A Syrian tribe and a Hellenized city -- Saving the empire -- The Palmyrene saga -- A hybrid identity -- Dining with the gods -- Religion in Palmyra -- Palmyrene portraits.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Translated from the French.
  2. Originally published as: Palmyre: L'irremplaçable trésor.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references.