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Gerasa and the Decapolis : a 'virtual island' in northwest Jordan /
During the Long Classical Millennium (fourth century BC to eighth century AD), Northwest Jordan was part of two worlds, looking west to the Mediterranean as well as east towards the Arabian desert. It was not only a collection of distinctive micro-regions but a 'virtual island', isolated b...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury,
2007.
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| Series: | Debates in archaeology.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | During the Long Classical Millennium (fourth century BC to eighth century AD), Northwest Jordan was part of two worlds, looking west to the Mediterranean as well as east towards the Arabian desert. It was not only a collection of distinctive micro-regions but a 'virtual island', isolated by geography on all sides. Here one finds historical and archaeological data of an intensity and quality probably superior to that of any region in the Near East other than Israel. This book exploits some of that evidence to explain the character of an unusual region with a dense network of cities and an unexp. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (217 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-210) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781472537737 1472537734 |