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Sophene, Gordyene, and Adiabene
Three Regna Minora of Northern Mesopotamia Between East and West
Series: - Impact of Empire, Volume: 26
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In Sophene, Gordyene, and Adiabene, M. Marciak offers the first-ever comprehensive study of the history and culture of these three little-known countries of Northern Mesopotamia (3rd century BCE â 7th century CE). The book gives an overview of the historical geography, material culture, and political history of each of these countries. Furthermore, the summary offers a regional perspective by describing the history of this area as a subject of the political and cultural competition of great powers.
This book answers both a recent growth of interest in ancient Mesopotamia as the frontier area, as well as the urgent need for documentation of the cultural heritage of a region that has recently become subject to the destructive influence of sectarian violence.
This book answers both a recent growth of interest in ancient Mesopotamia as the frontier area, as well as the urgent need for documentation of the cultural heritage of a region that has recently become subject to the destructive influence of sectarian violence.
MichaŠMarciak, Ph.D. (2012), Leiden University, is a Research Fellow at Rzeszów University in Poland. He has published extensively on ancient Palestine and Northern Mesopotamia, including the monograph Izates, Helena, and Monobazos of Adiabene (Harrassowitz, 2014).
"The author draws upon a wide range of literary sources in a number of languages, primarily in Greek, Latin, Syriac, and Armenian. He also draws upon a wide range of material sources and the latest archaeological data. The result is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in the geography and history of northern Mesopotamia. (...) The book is extremely well-structured and indexed, and a joy to use for these reasons. The English is excellent, and typographical errors almost entirely absent. (...) Consequently, this book is to be highly recommended to anyone whose research involves the geography or history of northern Mesopotamia." - David Woods, in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2018.04.24
''A rich collection of data with thorough source citations and an update bibliography, the study is useful as a reference for specialists and graduate students.'' - H. Chang, in: Choice 2018.55.08
''Dass Marciak mit âSophene, Gordyene, and Adiabeneâ die erste umfangreiche Studie über die Regionen im Norden Mesopotamiens bietet, verdient Anerkennung. Der Autor hat englische Ãbersetzungen der ausführlich thematisierten Quellen in sein Werk aufgenommen. Auf welche Ãbertragungen und Editionen er dabei zurückgegriffen hat, macht er in den FuÃnoten deutlich. Er hat seine Untersuchung klar formuliert und bietet am Ende des Buchs noch eine umfangreiche Bibliographie (435â496), eine Vielzahl von Karten und Abbildungen (497â554) und mehrere Register (555â581). Mit seinem Werk hat Marciak einen wichtigen Schritt dafür geleistet, das kulturelle Erbe der Sophene, Gordiene und Adiabene stärker ins Bewusstsein zu rufen.'' - Tino Shahin, in: Plekos 2018.20
''Marciak hat eine gelungene und mit groÃer Sorgfalt verfasste Untersuchung vorgelegt, die für die weitere Forschung zum antiken Nordmesopotamien MaÃstäbe setzt und sich insbesondere für die künftige Erarbeitung der Geographie dieser Region als unverzichtbares "Startkapital" erweisen wird.'' - Monika Schuol, in: Sehepunkte 2018.18.05
"This study of Sophene, Gordyene and Adiabene will no doubt be the standard work for many years to come." - Søren Lund Sørensen, in: Orbis Terrarum, 17 (2019)
''A rich collection of data with thorough source citations and an update bibliography, the study is useful as a reference for specialists and graduate students.'' - H. Chang, in: Choice 2018.55.08
''Dass Marciak mit âSophene, Gordyene, and Adiabeneâ die erste umfangreiche Studie über die Regionen im Norden Mesopotamiens bietet, verdient Anerkennung. Der Autor hat englische Ãbersetzungen der ausführlich thematisierten Quellen in sein Werk aufgenommen. Auf welche Ãbertragungen und Editionen er dabei zurückgegriffen hat, macht er in den FuÃnoten deutlich. Er hat seine Untersuchung klar formuliert und bietet am Ende des Buchs noch eine umfangreiche Bibliographie (435â496), eine Vielzahl von Karten und Abbildungen (497â554) und mehrere Register (555â581). Mit seinem Werk hat Marciak einen wichtigen Schritt dafür geleistet, das kulturelle Erbe der Sophene, Gordiene und Adiabene stärker ins Bewusstsein zu rufen.'' - Tino Shahin, in: Plekos 2018.20
''Marciak hat eine gelungene und mit groÃer Sorgfalt verfasste Untersuchung vorgelegt, die für die weitere Forschung zum antiken Nordmesopotamien MaÃstäbe setzt und sich insbesondere für die künftige Erarbeitung der Geographie dieser Region als unverzichtbares "Startkapital" erweisen wird.'' - Monika Schuol, in: Sehepunkte 2018.18.05
"This study of Sophene, Gordyene and Adiabene will no doubt be the standard work for many years to come." - Søren Lund Sørensen, in: Orbis Terrarum, 17 (2019)
Acknowledgements Abbreviations and Preliminary Remarks Introduction
Part 1: Sophene
1 Historical Geography of Sophene â1.1âStrabo â1.2âPliny the Elder â1.3âPtolemy â1.4âPlutarch and Tabula Peutingeriana â1.5âTacitus â1.6âSophene in the Context of Byzantine-Sasanian Wars â1.7âNotitia Dignitatum â1.8âByzantine Administrative Reforms of Armenian Lands â1.9âDescriptio Orbis Romani by George of Cyprus â1.10âSophene in Armenian Sources â1.11âSummary and Conclusions 2 Cultural Landscape of Sophene â2.1âLiterary Sources â2.2âPapyrological and Epigraphic Evidence â2.3âNumismatic Evidence â2.4âOnomastic Data â2.5âArchaeological Sites â2.6âCommunication Routes in the Upper Tigris Region â2.7âRoman Fortresses and Bridges in the Upper Tigris Region â2.8âSummary and Conclusions 3 Political History of Sophene â3.1âThe Beginnings: Sophene and Kommagene Under the Rule of the Orontids? â3.2âThe Dynasty of Zariadres â3.3âSophene and the Third Mithridatic War â3.4âSohaemus and the Peace of Rhandeia â3.5âSophene in the Context of the Roman-Sasanian Wars â3.6âThe Transtigritani in the Light of Armenian sources â3.7âList of Rulers of Sophene â3.8âSummary and ConclusionsPart 2: Gordyene
4 Historical Geography of Gordyene â4.1âXenophonâs Karduchoi â4.2âStrabo â4.3âPliny the Elder â4.4âPtolemy â4.5âPlutarch â4.6âArrian, Cassius Dio and Tabula Peutingeriana â4.7âAmmianus Marcellinus, Notitia Dignitatum, and Descriptio Orbis Romani â4.8âArmenian Sources â4.9âCudi DaÄι in Jewish-Postbiblical, Syriac and Arabic Sources â4.10âSummary and Conclusions 5 Cultural Landscape of Gordyene â5.1âLiterary Sources â5.2âAncient Routes in Gordyene â5.3âOnomastic Data â5.4âArchaeological Sites â5.5âSummary and Conclusions 6 Political History of Gordyene â6.1âKarduchoi in the Persian Empire â6.2âKing Zarbienos â6.3âGordyene and Adiabene â6.4âTrajan and Gordyene â6.5âGordyene and Transtigritanae regiones â6.6âGordyene in the Sasanian Kingdom â6.7âSummary and ConclusionsPart 3: Adiabene
7 Historical Geography of Adiabene â7.1âEthnographical and Geographical Accounts on Adiabene â7.2âHistoriographical Passages on Adiabene â7.3âSummary and Conclusions 8 Cultural Landscape of Adiabene â8.1âLiterary Sources â8.2âArchaeological Sites â8.3âNumismatic and Epigraphic Evidence â8.4âThe Adiabene Onomasticon â8.5âMonumental Reliefs in Adiabene â8.6âSummary 9 Political History of Adiabene â9.1âAdiabene in the Hellenistic Period â9.2âAdiabene in the Parthian Period (1st Century BCEâ1st Century CE) â9.3âAdiabene and Trajanâs Parthian War â9.4âLucius Verus â9.5âSeptimius Severus â9.6âAdiabene, Hatra, and Osrhoene â9.7âCaracalla â9.8âCognomen Adiabenicus in the Third and Fourth Centuries CE â9.9âThe Byzantine Campaigns in Adiabene in the 6â7th Centuries CE â9.10âAdiabene within the Sasanian Kingdom â9.11âSummary and Conclusions 10 Summary: A Regional Perspective and General Issues Bibliography Figures
All interested in the history of the frontier area between Rome and the Iranian kingdoms of the Parthians and the Sasanians, as well as the late Seleucids and ancient Armenia.