The Roman Frontier with Persia in North-Eastern Mesopotamia Fortresses and Roads Around Singara.

This volume investigates the Roman city of Singara and the fortifications and roads in the surrounding area. The Rome / Persia frontier has been little studied, in part because of the difficulty of access for scholars, but was of great importance because it separated the two major civilisations of t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Comfort, Anthony
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Archaeopress, 2023.
Series:	Archaeopress Roman Archaeology Ser.
Subjects:	Excavations (Archaeology) > Iraq > Sinjār. Limes (Roman boundary) > Iraq > Sinjār. Fortification > Iraq > Sinjār. Roads > Iraq > Sinjār. Excavations (Archaeology) excavation (process) Antiquities Fortification Limes (Roman boundary) Roads Sinjār (Iraq) > Antiquities. Iraq > Sinjār Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents Page
List of Figures and Tables
Map 1. Setting, showing area of concern
Map 2. Fortresses and roads
Figure 1. Copied from Oates, 1968 Fig 8. Also in this publication are plans of the Roman south gate and Bastions 5, 6 and 7
Figure 2. Singara Corona 11 Dec 1967
Figure 3. Singara Google Earth 13 March 2021. Rampart of Roman town indicated in red
Figures 3a and b. Ain Sinu/Zagurae. a) Plan copied from Oates 1968 p83. b) Corona 11 December 1967.36°27'07""N, 42°10'43""E
Figure 4. Majnuniye. Corona 11 Dec 1967. with Tel Hayal circled in yellow
Figure 5. Sikeniye. Corona 11 Dec 1967. Abandoned town circled in yellow
Figure 6. Fort at foot of Bara pass. CAST and Google Earth 5 Sept 2020
Figure 7. Poidebard's photograph of 'Thebeta'. La Trace de Rome dans le désert', Pl.CLX.3
Figure 8. Thebeta, according to Poidebard. 36°49'25''N, 41°41'43''E. Corona 1967
Figure 9. Qohbol/Gohbal. Corona 11 Dec 1967. 36°30'52"N, 41°57'24"E
Figure 10. Al- Han
situation to the east. Corona 5 Nov 1968
Figure 11. Fort at al-Han. Google Earth 23 November 2020. A modern structure has been super-imposed.
Figure 12. Fort at al-Han. Corona 5 Nov 1968. 36°17'36"N, 41°04'14"E
Figure 13. Poidebard's map of the Khabur bend (Pl CXL, 'Coude du Habour' Large rectangles indicate fortified towns
small ones = Roman posts (castellum/castrum).
Figure 14. Forts North of Al-Hol. CAST accessed 22.01.2022. A is 94x84m, B is about 294x219m, C is 160x160m. A tower is visible in the SW corner of C in the Corona image.below.
Figure 15 a and b. The fort north of al-Hol. a) Zoom Earth (accessed 26/01/2022) 36°25'52"N, 41°07'56"E. b) Extract from Poidebard Pl. CLI
Fort to east not visible
Figure 16. The forts at al-Hol. Corona 5 Nov 1968
Figure 17. Batitas Corona 11 Dec 1968
Figure 18. Batitas Google Earth 23 Nov 2020 Extract of mosaic (2 images) for part of the town 36°17'20"N, 41°14'00"E
Figure 19. Batitas CAST accessed 26 Jan 2022
Figure 20. Oumtriye/Tell Mashnaqa/Amostae? An extract from Poidebard's plate CXIV.
Figure 21. Oumtariye/Tell Mashnaqa/Amostae. Corona 11 Dec 1967 36°17'49"N, 40°46'39"E (approx.)
Figure 22. Tell Taban. CAST
accessed 26 Jan 2020
Figure 23. Tell Taban. Google Earth 5 Jan 2019. 36°20'08"N, 40°47'16'=3E
Figure 24. Tell Tuneynir (Thannouris) Zoom Earth, accessed 28/01/2022. 36°24'N, 40°53'S
Figure 25. Thannouris. Plan by Kennedy traced from relevant portions of Poidebard, 1934: Pl CXVII. Note north to bottom.
Figure 26. Touloul Mougayir from Poidebard's Pl CL
Figure 27. Touloul Mougayir a) Google Earth 20/08/2020 and b) Corona 5 Nov 1968 36°24'30"N, 41°01'27"E.
Figure 28. Hirbet Hassan Aga. Corona 5 No=v 1968 Camp (above
36°22'48N, 40°59'51"E) and small fort (bottom left circled on yellow).

The Roman Frontier with Persia in North-Eastern Mesopotamia Fortresses and Roads Around Singara.

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