The Monuments of Syria

This is a guidebook to Syria''s historical and archeological treasures. It is a new, revised and expanded edition in a travel-friendly format. Syria is home to some of the world''s richest historical and archaeological remains dating from the Bronze Age through biblical and Byzantine times to the early Islamic and Ottoman periods. Yet even in an age of mass tourism these magnificent monuments are little known and rarely visited - in other words, ripe for discovery by independent-minded and adventurous travellers."The Monuments of Syria" is organised as a gazetteer of all Syria''s historical sites, with complementary sections on history and architectural influences and comprehensive chronologies and glossaries. This fully revised edition includes the latest information about site visits and the layout of museums, extensive and detailed itineraries for further travel and a new 24-page colour section.>

Auteur

Ross Burns is the author of Monuments of Syria (I.B.Tauris, 1992, 1999 and 2009). He has also published histories of Aleppo and Damascus as well as a study of how colonnaded axes transformed the structure of the cities of the Roman East. He continues to work actively on the archaeology of the region including to collaborate on international projects to assess the extent of damage to Syria's monuments and is currently heading an Oxford-based project on the fate of Roman temples in later periods, notably Byzantine. His website is at: www.monumentsofsyria.com.

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This is a guidebook to Syria's historical and archeological treasures. It is a new, revised and expanded edition in a travel-friendly format. Syria is home to some of the world's richest historical and archaeological remains dating from the Bronze Age through biblical and Byzantine times to the early Islamic and Ottoman periods. Yet even in an age of mass tourism these magnificent monuments are little known and rarely visited - in other words, ripe for discovery by independent-minded and adventurous travellers."The Monuments of Syria" is organised as a gazetteer of all Syria's historical sites, with complementary sections on history and architectural influences and comprehensive chronologies and glossaries. This fully revised edition includes the latest information about site visits and the layout of museums, extensive and detailed itineraries for further travel and a new 24-page colour section.

Contenu
List of Maps and Plans List of Plates Preface (Third Edition) Abbreviations, Ratings & Symbols 1. SYRIA - HISTORICAL SKETCH 2. DEVELOPMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL FORMS IN SYRIA 3. GAZETTEER OF SITES ITINERARIES, REGIONAL AND THEMATIC MAPS Quick Itineraries Detailed Itineraries Regional Maps Thematic Maps GLOSSARY OF ARCHITECTURAL AND OTHER TERMS CHRONOLOGY OF MAIN EVENTS BIBLIOGRAPHY Works Cited in REFS and Footnotes Books and Articles for Further Reading INDEX TO PLACES AND PEOPLE Quick Index of Gazetteer Sites by Period and Rating