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Roman Berytus [[electronic resource] ] : Beirut in late antiquity / / Linda Jones Hall
| Roman Berytus [[electronic resource] ] : Beirut in late antiquity / / Linda Jones Hall |
| Autore | Hall Linda Jones <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 939/.44 |
| Soggetto topico | Romans - Lebanon - Beirut |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-203-60021-5
1-280-10260-8 0-203-49907-7 |
| Classificazione | 15.52 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Spelling conventions; 1 Introduction; Historiographical background; Aspects of self-identification; Methodology; Sources; 2 The geographical setting; Location; The harbor; The coast road; Berytus and other cities; 3 The economic base of the city; Traditional view of the ancient economy; The economy of Late Antique Berytus; Trade; Textile production and trade; Taxation as a measure of trade; Wealth from agricultural products; Redistribution of wealth by the church
Urban exchange of artisan goods and servicesThe effect of the law schools on the economy of Berytus; Conclusions about the economy of Berytus; 4 Berytus as Colonia and Civitas; The earlier eras; Colonia Romana; The military connections of the colony; Citizenship in the colony; The colony in the time of the Severans and Late Antiquity; City and council (Boule): the role of the curial classes; 5 The built environment of Berytus; Urban life in the Classical and Late Antique city; Hellenistic polis and Roman colonia: the physical structures; The physical structures of Late Antique Berytus Evidence of the earthquake narratives6 Provincial organization in the Roman and Late Antique eras; Syria under the Julio-Claudians and the Flavians; The founding of the Roman province of Phoenicia; Early governors of Phoenicia; Governors known from the correspondence of Libanius; Phoenicia in the late fourth century; Phoenicia in the fifth century; Phoenicia in the sixth century; 7 Paganism and cultural identity; Paganism and cultural identification in Classical Berytus; 'Roman' religion of the Colonia Augusta; Phoenician heritage in the religion of Berytus and environs Severan construction of Phoenician religionJulian and Late Antique paganism in Berytus and Phoenicia; Julian and the construction of Late Antique ethnicity and religion; Late Antique paganism as a restoration of the status quo; Paganism as ethnic expression in Late Antiquity; Paganism as traditional praxis in the environs of Late Antique Berytus; Conclusion about paganism in and near Late Antique Berytus; 8 Christianity as change in religious identity; Conversion within the city of Berytus; Conversion outside the city of Berytus: the monastic phenomenon The Late Antique church in Berytus and the construction of group identityThe churches of Berytus; Bishops of Berytus; Evidence for individual religious belief in Late Antique Berytus; Conclusion about Christian identity in Late Antique Berytus; Jews in Berytus: separateness and togetherness; Second to fourth centuries; Early sixth century; 9 A city of lawyers, professors, and students; The lawyers and the law students: construction of identity by education; Cultural diversity of the students; Self-identification of the law students and their professors Latin, indigenous languages, and cultural identity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450954303321 |
Hall Linda Jones <1941->
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| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Roman Berytus [[electronic resource] ] : Beirut in late antiquity / / Linda Jones Hall
| Roman Berytus [[electronic resource] ] : Beirut in late antiquity / / Linda Jones Hall |
| Autore | Hall Linda Jones <1941-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (409 p.) |
| Disciplina | 939/.44 |
| Soggetto topico | Romans - Lebanon - Beirut |
| ISBN |
1-134-44012-X
0-203-60021-5 1-280-10260-8 0-203-49907-7 |
| Classificazione | 15.52 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Spelling conventions; 1 Introduction; Historiographical background; Aspects of self-identification; Methodology; Sources; 2 The geographical setting; Location; The harbor; The coast road; Berytus and other cities; 3 The economic base of the city; Traditional view of the ancient economy; The economy of Late Antique Berytus; Trade; Textile production and trade; Taxation as a measure of trade; Wealth from agricultural products; Redistribution of wealth by the church
Urban exchange of artisan goods and servicesThe effect of the law schools on the economy of Berytus; Conclusions about the economy of Berytus; 4 Berytus as Colonia and Civitas; The earlier eras; Colonia Romana; The military connections of the colony; Citizenship in the colony; The colony in the time of the Severans and Late Antiquity; City and council (Boule): the role of the curial classes; 5 The built environment of Berytus; Urban life in the Classical and Late Antique city; Hellenistic polis and Roman colonia: the physical structures; The physical structures of Late Antique Berytus Evidence of the earthquake narratives6 Provincial organization in the Roman and Late Antique eras; Syria under the Julio-Claudians and the Flavians; The founding of the Roman province of Phoenicia; Early governors of Phoenicia; Governors known from the correspondence of Libanius; Phoenicia in the late fourth century; Phoenicia in the fifth century; Phoenicia in the sixth century; 7 Paganism and cultural identity; Paganism and cultural identification in Classical Berytus; 'Roman' religion of the Colonia Augusta; Phoenician heritage in the religion of Berytus and environs Severan construction of Phoenician religionJulian and Late Antique paganism in Berytus and Phoenicia; Julian and the construction of Late Antique ethnicity and religion; Late Antique paganism as a restoration of the status quo; Paganism as ethnic expression in Late Antiquity; Paganism as traditional praxis in the environs of Late Antique Berytus; Conclusion about paganism in and near Late Antique Berytus; 8 Christianity as change in religious identity; Conversion within the city of Berytus; Conversion outside the city of Berytus: the monastic phenomenon The Late Antique church in Berytus and the construction of group identityThe churches of Berytus; Bishops of Berytus; Evidence for individual religious belief in Late Antique Berytus; Conclusion about Christian identity in Late Antique Berytus; Jews in Berytus: separateness and togetherness; Second to fourth centuries; Early sixth century; 9 A city of lawyers, professors, and students; The lawyers and the law students: construction of identity by education; Cultural diversity of the students; Self-identification of the law students and their professors Latin, indigenous languages, and cultural identity |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783993303321 |
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Hall Linda Jones <1941->
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| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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