Mario Torelli

ISBN 978-0-89236-999-7

The themes of the exhibition―vases executed in bilingual

The technical discussions will have practical applications for conservators

Roman Syria and the Near East exclude Mario TorelliKevin Butcher The provinces that the Romans referred to as Syria covered a vast area occupied today by several modern states. These included some of the most spectacular ruins of the ancient worldPalmyra, Baalbek, and Apameaand fabled cities such as Antioch, Damascus, Sidon, and Tyre. Roman Syria also comprised sites that are virtually unknown, such as the great fortress city of Zenobia on the Euphrates and the remarkably well preserved villages of