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Greeks and Parthians in Mesopotamia and Beyond, 331 BC-AD 224

By Wolfram Grajetzki

Greeks and Parthians in Mesopotamia and Beyond, 331 BC-AD 224 Social Sciences

Greeks and Parthians in Mesopotamia and Beyond, 331 BC-AD 224

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Greeks and Parthians is an innovative, archaeologically based investigation into urban life in Mesopotamia and the northern part of what is now the Persian Gulf, from the arrival of Alexander the Great to the end of the Parthian Empire. With detailed coverage of the cities of Seleucia-Ktesiphon, Babylon, Uruk, Susa, Spasinou Charax, Ikaros (Failaka) and Tylos (Bahrein), Wolfram Grajetzki shows that for most people in the region, life and material culture were not, as is commonly stated, transformed by the coming of the Greeks. The Parthians have tended to receive a negative press from historians, but their supremacy lasted some 350 years and the archaeology of their cities reveals innovations in architecture and decorative arts, with lavishly equipped houses showing a high standard of living.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
124
Release Date:
2011-04-21
Publication Date:
2011-04-21
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0715639471
ISBN13:
9780715639474
Weight:
202 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
7 cm
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