Richard Stoneman has published numerous books on the ancient world and on travel in the Eastern Mediterranean. He is Senior Editor at Routledge.
...an excellent synthesis of current knowledge and a sound
introduction to the third century, especially in the East..."
—Journal of Military History
"...Stoneman provides an excellent and readable introduction to
what is known about Palmyra, and particularly the astonishing
period in the mid-third century A.D....[He] marshals recent
reinterpretations of the politics of the eastern frontier by both
historians and archaeologists, as well as the inspiration of his
own visits to Syria, to underline Palmyra's unique commercial
position and the ability over the centuries of Roman rule of its
ethnically and religiously highly heterogeneous ruling class to
exploit the caravan trade from East and South Asia to their
economic and political advantage." —Greece & Rome
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