LEADER 04174nam 2200577 450 001 9910453741303321 005 20211005154715.0 010 $a1-4725-3774-2 010 $a1-4725-3773-4 035 $a(CKB)2550000001144498 035 $a(EBL)1507619 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001159062 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11634720 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001159062 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11107675 035 $a(PQKB)11372116 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1507619 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6162602 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001144498 100 $a20200718d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGerasa and the Decapolis $ea 'virtual island' in northwest Jordan /$fDavid Kennedy 210 1$aLondon, England :$cBloomsbury,$d[2007] 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (217 p.) 225 1 $aDuckworth debates in archaeology 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7156-3567-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 199-210) and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; The Decapolis; Principal ancient and modern place-names; List of illustrations; 1. Defining the topic; 1.1. The topic; 1.2. Study area; 1.3. The problem; 1.4. Conclusion; 2. Evidence and methodologies; A. Evidence; 2.1. Scale and survival; B. Methodologies; 2.2. Archaeological interpretation and texts; 2.3. Nomads; 3. The natural and human landscape and environment; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. A 'virtual island'; 3.3. Broad patterns; 3.4. Micro-regions: diversity and difference; 3.5. Natural routes; 3.6. Ancient climate and environment; 3.7. Discussion 327 $a4. Settlement4.1. Hellenistic beginnings, c. 300-50 BC; 4.2. Early Rome, c. 50 BC - AD 200; 4.3. Opening up the interior: communications and security, AD 200-350; 4.4. A 'world of villages' ... and churches, AD 350-600; 4.5. Ruling from the margins, AD 600-850; 4.6. Discussion; 5. Population and people; A. Population size; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Population numbers; 5.3. Northwest Jordan; 5.4. Discussion; B. Application; 5.5. Cemeteries; 6. A world of writing; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Writing in the Near East; 6.3. Greeks and Romans; 6.4. The scale of writing; 6.5. Visibility and use 327 $a6.6. 'Safaitic' inscriptions6.7. Conclusion; 7. The structures of the Roman state; 7.1. The provinces; 7.2. Provincial governors at work; 7.3. Provincial administration; 7.4. The Roman census; 8. Everyday life; 8.1. Health, disease and poverty; 8.2. Seasonality of birth, marriage and death in the Decapolis; 8.3. Occupations; 8.4. Markets; 8.5. Miscellaneous; 9. Where to next?; A. Change; 9.1. Overview; 9.2. Explaining change; B. Data and analysis; 9.3. Survey; 9.4. Places; C. Interpretations; 9.5. Nomads and traders; 9.6. Arid-land farming; Bibliography; Index; Place-names; A; B; C; D; E; G 327 $aHI; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; Y; Z; People; A; B; G; H; P; S; U; Subjects; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W 330 $aDuring the Long Classical Millennium (fourth century BC to eighth century AD), Northwest Jordan was part of two worlds, looking west to the Mediterranean as well as east towards the Arabian desert. It was not only a collection of distinctive micro-regions but a ''virtual island'', isolated by geography on all sides. Here one finds historical and archaeological data of an intensity and quality probably superior to that of any region in the Near East other than Israel. This book exploits some of that evidence to explain the character of an unusual region with a dense network of cities and an un 410 0$aDuckworth debates in archaeology. 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zJordan 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 676 $a933.5 700 $aKennedy$b D. L.$f1948-$0296255 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453741303321 996 $aGerasa and the Decapolis$92130503 997 $aUNINA