Roman Edessa
| Author | : Steven K. Ross |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 219 |
| Release | : 2000-10-26 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781134660636 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1134660634 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Roman Edessa by : Steven K. Ross
Download or read book Roman Edessa written by Steven K. Ross and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2000-10-26 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roman Edessa offers a comprehensive and erudite analysis of the ancient city of Edessa (modern day Urfa, Turkey), which constituted a remarkable amalgam of the East and the West. Among the areas explored are: * the cultural life and antecedents of Edessa * Edessene religion * the extent of the Hellenization at Edessa before the advent of Christianity * the myth of an exchange of letters between a King Abgar and Jesus.
