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Funerary Representations of Palmyrene Women
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Pages: 0
Authors: Signe Krag
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The ancient city of Palmyra, which today lies in the desert of modern Syria, was once a flourishing city of trade. During the Roman era, when Palmyra was at the
Women, Children and the Family in Palmyra
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Pages: 228
Authors: Signe Krag
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"The present volume includes articles stemming from a two-part workshop on the representations of women and children and their roles in the families in Roman pe
Representations of Writing Materials on Roman Funerary Monuments
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Ancient funerary reliefs are full of representations of writing materials and instruments, the interpretation of which can help us better understand the phenome
The Oxford Handbook of Palmyra
Language: en
Pages: 633
Authors: Rubina Raja
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With contributions from thirty archaeologists, epigraphists, historians, and philologists, this book covers Palmyra's archaeological remains and history from it
Individualizing the Dead
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Pages: 156
Authors: Maura Heyn
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During the Roman era, when the ancient city of Palmyra was at the height of its powers, several thousand funerary portraits were sculpted, each carefully crafte