The eastern frontier of the Roman Empire has long remained one of the great gaps in our knowledge of the ancient world, barely visited and effectively unknown -- until now. Timothy Bruce Mitford offers a richly illustrated account of half a century of academic exploration, travel, and discovery, set against a background of a disappearing world.
The eastern frontier of the Roman Empire has long remained one of the great gaps in our knowledge of the ancient world, barely visited and effectively unknown -- until now. Timothy Bruce Mitford offers a richly illustrated account of half a century of academic exploration, travel, and discovery, set against a background of a disappearing world.
Timothy Bruce Mitford is an Associate Member of the Corpus Christi College Centre for the Study of Greek and Roman Antiquity at the University of Oxford, and Commander in the Royal Navy. In 2018, he was awarded a British Academy Medal for East of Asia Minor: Romes Hidden Frontier, Vols I & II (Oxford University Press).
Inhaltsangabe
* Foreword * Introduction * 1: Samosata and Northern Commagene * 2: Over the Taurus to Melitene (Eski Malatya) * 3: Through the Taurus Gorge * 4: The Malatya Plain - The Euphrates crossing (Tomisa), Dulluk Tepe, and Melitene * 5: North of Melitene - Ciaca and Keban * 6: The Arabkir Çay and Dascusa * 7: Sabus, and over the Antitaurus * 8: Through the Antitaurus Gorge * 9: From the Antitaurus to the Karabudak - Zimara, and the Road to Nicopolis * 10: Per ripam to Erzincan and Satala * 11: Across the Mountains to Satala * 12: Satala * 13: From Satala to the Upper Har¿it * 14: Through the Pontic Mountains to Maçka * 15: Over the Pontic Mountains to Maçka * 16: Maçka to Trapezus (Trabzon) * 17: The Pontic Coast * Annex A. Geography and Climate * Annex B. Chronology * Annex C. Glossary of Latin and Turkish Words * Annex D. Travellers
* Foreword * Introduction * 1: Samosata and Northern Commagene * 2: Over the Taurus to Melitene (Eski Malatya) * 3: Through the Taurus Gorge * 4: The Malatya Plain - The Euphrates crossing (Tomisa), Dulluk Tepe, and Melitene * 5: North of Melitene - Ciaca and Keban * 6: The Arabkir Çay and Dascusa * 7: Sabus, and over the Antitaurus * 8: Through the Antitaurus Gorge * 9: From the Antitaurus to the Karabudak - Zimara, and the Road to Nicopolis * 10: Per ripam to Erzincan and Satala * 11: Across the Mountains to Satala * 12: Satala * 13: From Satala to the Upper Har¿it * 14: Through the Pontic Mountains to Maçka * 15: Over the Pontic Mountains to Maçka * 16: Maçka to Trapezus (Trabzon) * 17: The Pontic Coast * Annex A. Geography and Climate * Annex B. Chronology * Annex C. Glossary of Latin and Turkish Words * Annex D. Travellers
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