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Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Einband leicht berieben, minimal angegilbt, sonst ein gutes Exemplar / binding slightly rubbed, minimally yellowed, otherwise a good copy. - City and Sanctuary challenges some common assumptions about the Near East in the Roman and Early Byzantine periods by examining the architecture and urban design of five cities: Palmyra, Petra, Gerasa, Caesarea Maritima and Jerusalem. Peter Richardson argues that each city is different, partly due to the degree of its openness to Roman influence. Within these differences, each city demonstrates the persistent importance of religion to its life, not merely in its monuments but especially in the ways that its sanctuaries mfluenced the urban shape and dynamic forms of the city. The various kinds of religious structures found in each city are examined. These include cult centres of international importance, temples dedicated to the Olympian gods, buildings for mystery religions and houses adapted for Judaism, Christianity and Mithraism. City and Sanctuary is a facinating introduction to Mediterranean religious life by one of the world�s leading scholars of architecture and religion in antiquity. / Contents List of illustrations Preface and acknowledgments Abbreviations Chronological outline Introduction 1 Roman expansion and Romanization 2 Palmyra: Rome and the Levant 3 Petra: Rome and Arabia 4 Gerasa: Rome and Hellenism 5 Caesarea Maritima: Rome and the Mediterranean 6 Jerusalem: Rome and monotheism 7 Urban design, architecture and religion Notes Glossary Bibliography Index of ancient sources Index of modern authors Index of sites and buildings. ISBN 9780334028840