Lucinda Dirven

This volume provides a reconstruction of the religion of Palmyrenes in Dura-Europos on the basis of archaeological remains, and focuses upon the religious interaction between this migrant community and their new residence.

A Study of Religious Interaction in Roman Syria

The Palmyrenes of Dura-Europos

Alessandra Peruzzetto

Francesca Dorna Metzger

The 21 articles collected in this commemorative volume centre on animals in relation to men and gods. Many articles deal with iconographical issues, but epigraphy, ceramics and animal bones are subject of research as well. Although topics range from East to West and from pre-historic to modern times, the focus is on Near Eastern Archaeology (16 articles), in particular with respect to the Hellenistic, Parthian and Sasanian periods. In this volume material from Nimrud, Nineveh, Ulug depe, Selinus, Termez, Veh Ardashir and Hatra is published for the first time.

Papers on Archaeology and History in Honour of Roberta Venco Ricciardi

Animals, Gods and Men from East to West

Ted Kaizer

Joan Aruz

Michał Gawlikowski

Waleed Khaled al-Asa‘ad

Dr. Eleonora Cussini

Maura K. Heyn

Michel Al-Maqdissi

Eva Ishaq

Jørgen Christian Meyer

Dr. Rubina Raja

Andreas Schmidt-Colinet

Judith Weingarten

In response to the catastrophic destruction of Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, a UNESCO world heritage site, a group of major international scholars gathered to focus on the art, archaeology, and history of the beleaguered site and present their latest findings. Their papers, given at a symposium at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in May 2016, have been collected in this fascinating and important publication. They are accompanied by a moving tribute by Waleed Khaled al-Asa‘ad to his father, Khaled al-Asa‘ad, the Syrian archaeologist and head of antiquities for the ancient city of Palmyra who was brutally murdered in 2015 while defending the site. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana} Palmyra: Mirage in the Desert, published simultaneously in English and Arabic, is the latest volume in the Metropolitan Museum symposium series. It is a major contribution to the knowledge and understanding of this multicultural desert—located at the crossroads of the ancient world—that will help preserve the memory of this extraordinary place for generations to come.</p>

Mirage in the Desert

Palmyra

Lucinda Dirven

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