Description
Book SynopsisThis volume deals with the architectural history of the theatre in Roman Palestine and Provincia Arabia. The first part provides the historical-cultural background and seeks to explain the significance of theatres in a region which had no classical roots. Part two contains a comprehensive architectural analysis, richly illustrated, of each of the thirty theatres so far uncovered in the area.
Trade Review'Segal's architectural analysis is an important contribution to the archaeology of Roman Palestine.' L.L. Grabbe, Society for Old Testament Study, 1995. 'This book provides a very useful survey of the thirty Roman theatres that have thus far been found in Roman Palestine and the Province of Arabia. The descriptions are careful and thorough, the tables of comparative data useful, and the photographic plates an excellent resource. ...the book is one to which archaeologists and cultural historians will want ready access.' Thomas R.W. Longstaff, Religious Studies Review, 1995. 'His presentation of the material is generally excellent and his generous combination of photographs and line drawings brings clarity to his written account. The wealth of new material that is presented in this book amply demonstrates the rewards to be had studying from studying sites off the beaten track.' David M. Jacobson, Bulletin of the Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society, 1994. '...well documented...' Architectural Science Review, 1997.
