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Sophene, Gordyene, and Adiabene

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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 – ...
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  • 03 August 2017
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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 – 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.
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Price: $211.00
Pages: 582
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Impact of Empire
Publication Date: 03 August 2017
ISBN: 9789004350700
Format: Hardcover
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"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 „Sophene, Gordyene, and Adiabene“ die erste umfangreiche Studie über die Regionen im Norden Mesopotamiens bietet, verdient Anerkennung. Der Autor hat englische Übersetzungen der ausführlich thematisierten Quellen in sein Werk aufgenommen. Auf welche Übertragungen und Editionen er dabei zurückgegriffen hat, macht er in den Fußnoten deutlich. Er hat seine Untersuchung klar formuliert und bietet am Ende des Buchs noch eine umfangreiche Bibliographie (435–496), eine Vielzahl von Karten und Abbildungen (497–554) und mehrere Register (555–581). 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 großer Sorgfalt verfasste Untersuchung vorgelegt, die für die weitere Forschung zum antiken Nordmesopotamien Maßstäbe 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)
Michał Marciak, 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).