{"product_id":"roman-edessa-steven-k-ross-9780415187879","title":"Roman Edessa: Politics and Culture on the Eastern Fringes of the Roman Empire, 114 - 242 C.E.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoman Edessa\u003c\/em\u003e 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: \u003cbr\u003e* the cultural life and antecedents of Edessa\u003cbr\u003e* Edessene religion\u003cbr\u003e* the extent of the Hellenization at Edessa before the advent of Christianity\u003cbr\u003e* the myth of an exchange of letters between a King Abgar and Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven K. Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415187877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415187879\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d","brand":"Steven K. Ross","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086572105983,"sku":"9780415187879","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f3a50fdb-5182-4efc-af46-e0dcdca2415d.jpg?v=1769095452","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/roman-edessa-steven-k-ross-9780415187879","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}