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Cilicia, its former history and present state; with an account of the idolatrous worship prevailing there previous to the introduction of Christianity

Cilicia, its former history and present state; with an account of the idolatrous worship prevailing there previous to the introduction of Christianity

Burckhardt Barker, Wm

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ISBN10: 9353704731
ISBN13: 9789353704735
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 1 2019
Pages: 418
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
On the southern edge of Asia Minor, Cilicia stands where empire, scripture, and seafaring routes collide. Maps, myths, temples, and trade. In this vivid nineteenth-century study, WM. Burckhardt Barker surveys the land and people of a region now associated with southern Turkey history, threading together ancient cilicia history with on-the-ground observation and a keen sense of place. Part historical geography classic, part antiquarian travel narrative, it traces cities, plains, passes, and coastlines that shaped commerce and conflict from the Hellenistic world into greco-roman provincial history. Barker also turns an unsparing eye to belief: the pagan cults and rites and the pre-christian idolatry that prevailed before the spread of the new faith. Without preaching, the work illuminates the early christianity context by setting sacred change against local custom, monuments, and memory. For readers of asia minor antiquity, it offers a solid biblical archaeology reference and an invaluable bridge between travellers' testimony and classical studies research, capturing how Victorian scholarship approached antiquity with curiosity, rigour, and wonder. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A classic reprint edition for shelves and study desks, it will appeal equally to the casually curious and to collectors who relish authoritative, beautifully revived works on the ancient Mediterranean. An essential companion for historians, classicists, and travellers, attentive to landscape, language, and the layered afterlife of ruins today, in print.

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