{"product_id":"roman-edessa-steven-k-ross-9780415620093","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: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe cultural life and antecedents of Edessa\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEdessene religion\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe extent of the Hellenization at Edessa before the advent of Christianity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe myth of an exchange of letters between a King Abgar and Jesus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven K. Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415620090\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415620093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Steven K. Ross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119689822463,"sku":"9780415620093","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ddc4a985-7a27-482b-9dc6-38dd1d326b77.jpg?v=1687410458","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/roman-edessa-steven-k-ross-9780415620093","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}