Palmyra, the Mediterranean and Beyond (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781009532082)

Palmyra is one of the most famous sites of the ancient world and played a major role in the overland trade between the Mediterranean and the East. This volume explores fascinating aspects of Palmyrene archaeology and history that underline the site's dynamic relations with the Roman world, whilst simultaneously acknowledging its extremely local nature. The chapters explore Palmyra as a site, but also Palmyrene society both at home and abroad - as travellers in the then known world and contractors and businesspeople as well as innovative political and military leaders of their time. They illuminate Palmyra's and Palmyrene society's negotiations, struggles, benefits and disadvantages from being part of the Roman Empire, situated on the fringes between the East and the West, and their use of this location to recreate themselves as a central power player - at least for a time - within a rapidly changing world.

Author: Rubina Raja
ISBN-10: 1009532081
ISBN-13: 9781009532082
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2025
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.63d