Manuscript of "Dead Cities of Syria"

Typecript manuscript of "Dead Cities of Syria" with handwritten annotations by Douglas Pickett. Includes preface; note on transliteration; chapters "Syria in Context", "Historical Introduction - Hellenistic and Roman Foundations"; "Apamea"; "Dura Europos"; "Historical Introduction: the Nabataeans, H...

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Order number: MS 380812 Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 1974
Level: File
Format: Archive           

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title Manuscript of "Dead Cities of Syria"
scb_date_creation 1974
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description Typecript manuscript of "Dead Cities of Syria" with handwritten annotations by Douglas Pickett. Includes preface; note on transliteration; chapters "Syria in Context", "Historical Introduction - Hellenistic and Roman Foundations"; "Apamea"; "Dura Europos"; "Historical Introduction: the Nabataeans, Hauran and Jebel Druze"; "Bosra"; "Upland Sites - Souweida, Qanawat, Shuhba, Shaqqa, Ezra'"; "Palmyra"; "Historical Introduction - Diocletian and the Northwest"; "The Turkish Frontier Zone - Qasr al Banat, Khirbet Tezzin and Qasr Iblisu"; "Saint Simeon's Country - Qal'at Sem'an and Deir Sem'an"; "The Jebel Barisha and the Jebel Al A'la"; "The Jebel Zawiya"; "Resafa and the Ghassanids"; "Historical Introduction - Euphrates Line and Roman Limes"; "The Inland Forts and River Crossings"; "Eiplogue - Husn Suleiman and Deir Suleib"; "Notes on Travel in Syria".
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright held by Estate of Douglas Pickett
language English
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