Roman Edessa: Politics And Culture On The Eastern Fringes Of The Roman Empire, 114 - 242 C.e
by Steven K. Ross /
2011 / English / PDF
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Roman Edessa
Roman Edessa offers a comprehensive and erudite analysis
of the ancient city of Edessa (modern day Urfa, Turkey), which
constituted a remarkable amalgam of the East and the West. Among
the areas explored are:
offers a comprehensive and erudite analysis
of the ancient city of Edessa (modern day Urfa, Turkey), which
constituted a remarkable amalgam of the East and the West. Among
the areas explored are:the cultural life and antecedents of Edessa
the cultural life and antecedents of EdessaEdessene religion
Edessene religionthe extent of the Hellenization at Edessa before the advent
of Christianity
the extent of the Hellenization at Edessa before the advent
of Christianitythe myth of an exchange of letters between a King Abgar and
Jesus.
the myth of an exchange of letters between a King Abgar and
Jesus.
