Sophene, Gordyene, and Adiabene
Subtitle: Three Regna Minora of Northern Mesopotamia Between East and West
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 581
ISBN-13: 9789004350700
Subjects: Iraq, history, to 634; Iraq, social life and customs
Description: 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.