Review of Kubiak-Schneider, Palmyra and the east

BRYN MAYR CLASSICAL REVIEW: Palmyra and the east.

Kenneth Lapatin, Rubina Raja, Palmyra and the East. Studies in Palmyrene archaeology and history, 6. Turnhout: Brepols, 2022. Pp. xx, 180. ISBN 9782503598253.

Review by
Aleksandra Kubiak-Schneider, University of Wrocław. aleksandra.kubiak-schneider@uwr.edu.pl

... With rich discussions on various issues relating to the Palmyrene and neighbouring cultures, the reviewed volume is an important voice contributing to the perception of the region’s “Easterness”, often overshadowed by approaches that privilege the impact of the “Classical” civilizations. ...

The first article has lots of information about Aramaic at Palmyra.

Cross-file under Palmyra Watch.

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