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Inner Lives of Ancient Houses

by J. A. Baird

Architecture, domestic, asiaArchitecture, middle eastMiddle east, social conditionsMiddle east, civilizationExcavations (Archaeology)Domestic ArchitectureBuildings, structuresSocial life and customs

Dura-Europos, on the Syrian Euphrates, is one of the best preserved and most extensively excavated sites of the Roman world. This is the first study to consider the houses of the site as a whole, integrating architecture, artefacts, and textual evidence, and examining ancient daily life and cultural interaction.

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Book data: Open Library