LEADER 04547nam 2200721Ia 450 001 996204509103316 005 20230126210316.0 010 $a0-19-986111-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000357091 035 $a(EBL)3055333 035 $a(OCoLC)843882782 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000886642 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11525251 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000886642 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10834558 035 $a(PQKB)10530520 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000125178 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3055333 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31092270 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31092270 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000357091 100 $a20120413d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRoman Palmyra$b[electronic resource] $eidentity, community, and state formation /$fAndrew M. Smith II 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (314 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-933271-1 311 $a0-19-986110-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""1. Framing the Narrative""; ""The Setting""; ""What are Identity and Community?""; ""A Framework for Constructing Palmyrene Identity and Community""; ""State Formation at Roman Palmyra""; ""Sources""; ""Summary of Palmyraa???s History and Urban Development""; ""2. Tribes and Tribalism""; ""Introduction""; ""Conceiving Tribes and Tribalism""; ""Family and Tribal Structure at Palmyra""; ""City and Countryside""; ""Conclusion""; ""3. The Growth of Community""; ""Introduction"" 327 $a""The Nature of Community at Palmyra""""Palmyra as Religious Center""; ""Palmyra as Economic Center""; ""Conclusion""; ""4. Mapping Social Identities""; ""Introduction""; ""The Palmyrene Family""; ""Marriage Patterns""; ""Women at Palmyra""; ""Slaves, Freedmen, and Freedwomen""; ""Occupational Identities""; ""Voluntary Associations and Ritual Dining""; ""Friends and Patrons""; ""Conclusion""; ""5. The Civic Institutions of Palmyra""; ""Introduction""; ""City and Citizenship""; ""Government and Institutions""; ""Four Tribes, Four Sanctuaries""; ""Palmyraa???s Military and Caravan Guards"" 327 $a""Conclusion""""6. The Palmyrene Diaspora""; ""Introduction""; ""The Palmyrenes of Dura-Europos""; ""Palmyrene Merchants Abroad""; ""Palmyrenes in Foreign Services""; ""Conclusion""; ""7. The Palmyrene Empire: A Crisis of Identity""; ""Odenathus, Zenobia, and the Crisis of Identity""; ""8. Retrospect and Broader Implications""; ""Notes""; ""Ancient Works""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""; ""Z"" 330 8 $aIn social, economic, and cultural terms, the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire was vastly complex, which has fueled considerable debate among scholars concerning the nature of the interactions between Romans and natives in the Near East. Through a detailed analysis of Palmyrene identity and community formation, Andrew M. Smith II presents a social and political history of Roman Palmyra, the oasis city situated deep in the Syrian Desert midway between Damascus and the Euphrates river. 606 $aSocial change$zSyria$zTadmur$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aIdentity (Psychology)$zSyria$zTadmur$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aGroup identity$zSyria$zTadmur$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aCommunity life$zSyria$zTadmur$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aNationalism$zSyria$zTadmur$xHistory$yTo 1500 606 $aPolitical culture$zSyria$zTadmur$xHistory$yTo 1500 607 $aTadmur (Syria)$xHistory 607 $aTadmur (Syria)$xSocial conditions 607 $aTadmur (Syria)$xPolitics and government 615 0$aSocial change$xHistory 615 0$aIdentity (Psychology)$xHistory 615 0$aGroup identity$xHistory 615 0$aCommunity life$xHistory 615 0$aNationalism$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical culture$xHistory 676 $a939.4/32 700 $aSmith$b Andrew M$g(Andrew Michael),$f1967-$01005737 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996204509103316 996 $aRoman Palmyra$92312965 997 $aUNISA