Roman Palmyra

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Roman Palmyra is written by Andrew Michael Smith and published by . It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0199332711 (ISBN 10) and 9780199332717 (ISBN 13).

In social, economic, and cultural terms, the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire was vastly complex, which has fueled considerable debate among scholars concerning the nature of the interactions between Romans and natives in the Near East. Through a detailed analysis of Palmyrene identity and community formation, Andrew M. Smith II presents a social and political history of Roman Palmyra, the oasis city situated deep in the Syrian Desert midway between Damascus and the Euphrates river.