{"product_id":"dura-europos-jennifer-baird-9781472530875","title":"Dura-Europos","description":"\u003cp\u003eDura-Europos is one of Syria's most important archaeological sites. Situated on the edge of the Euphrates river, it was the subject of extensive excavations in the 1920s and 30s by teams from Yale University and the \u003ci\u003eAcad駑ie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eControlled variously by Seleucid, Parthian, and Roman powers, the site was one of impressive religious and linguistic diversity: it was home to at least nineteen sanctuaries, amongst them a Synagogue and a Christian building, and many languages, including Greek, Latin, Persian, Palmyrene, and Hebrew which were excavated on inscriptions, parchments, and graffiti. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the author's work excavating at the site with the \u003ci\u003eMission Franco-Syrienne d'Europos-Doura\u003c\/i\u003e and extensive archival research, this book provides an overview of the site and its history, and traces the story of its investigation from archaeological discovery to contemporary destruction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. A. Baird\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147253087X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472530875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00h x 1.00w x 1.00d","brand":"J. A. Baird","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935478612223,"sku":"9781472530875","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1be7d92d-ff18-44ba-8567-ee1faff35188.jpg?v=1681420039","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dura-europos-jennifer-baird-9781472530875","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}