Dirven Hatra

Politics, Culture and Religion between Parthia and Rome
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-515-10507-1
Verlag: Franz Steiner
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Deutsch, Englisch, Band 21, 363 Seiten, E-Book-Text

Reihe: Oriens et Occidens

Hatra is the richest archaeological site in the Parthian Empire known to date and has great potential for a better understanding of this enigmatic empire and its relationship with Rome. After an introduction to this little known site, seventeen contributions written by leading experts in the field provide the reader with the latest insights into this important late-Parthian settlement. They touch upon three themes. The first section, "Between Parthia and Rome" contains three articles that discuss the relationship between Parthia and Rome on the one hand, and Parthia and its vassal states on the other. The seven contributions in "The City and its Remains" take the rich archaeological evidence from Hatra as a starting point and use this to reconstruct the city's history. The third and final section "Culture and Religion on the Crossroads" contains seven articles that are related to Hatra's position between the two great empires. Although most scholars agree that politically this city belonged to the east, this by no means holds true for all aspects of its culture and religion.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dirven, Lucinda

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Klassische Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte Religionen der Antike
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;TABLE OF CONTENTS;6
2;ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS;8
3;INTRODUCTION;10
4;HATRA AGAINST ROME AND PERSIA FROM SUCCESS TO DESTRUCTION;24
5;IN THE TWILIGHT - HATRA BETWEEN ROME AND IRAN;34
6;HATRA: ON THE WEST OF THE EAST;46
7;QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF HATRA IN THE FIRST CENTURIES CE;58
8;THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF HATRA;74
9;THE ANCIENT PHASES OF THE GREAT SANCTUARY AT HATRA;82
10;A NOTE ON THE INSCRIPTIONS AND ARCHITECTURAL DECORATION OF THE SMALL TEMPLES IN HATRA;92
11;NEW DISCOVERIES IN TEMPLE XIV IN HATRA;108
12;CLOTHED STATUETTES OF HERACLES FROM HATRA;116
13;WHERE IS THE MAN OF HADR, WHO ONCE BUILT IT AND TAXED THE LAND BY THE TIGRIS AND CHABORAS? ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FINAL SIEGE OF HATRA;120
14;HATRA AND THE PARTHIAN COMMONWEALTH;144
15;HATRA AND PALMYRA. MONUMENTALIZATION OF PUBLIC SPACE;162
16;DOES GORGO HARM US? ABOUT THE INTERPRETATION OF H106;172
17;THE ICONOGRAPHY OF NABU OF HATRA IN THE CONTEXT OF SYRIAN CULT IMAGES;186
18;THE TRIAD OF HATRA;202
19;ROMAN AND PARTHO-SASANIAN MARTIAL INTERACTIONS: TESTIMONY OF A CHEEKPIECE FROM HATRA AND ITS PARALLELS;218
20;THE WEAPONS OF HATRA AS REFLECTION OF INTERREGIONAL CONTACTS;236
21;BIBLIOGRAPHY;252
22;LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS;302
23;LIST OF FIGURES;306
24;Plates;318

Über Autor(innen)

Dirven, Lucinda
Lucinda Dirven (PhD 1999) studied history of art and theology at the University of Leiden and currently is assistant professor in ancient history at the University of Amsterdam. Her research concentrates on the religious and cultural history of the Roman Near East and ist Parthian neighbors.