Edessa 'The Blessed City' / Edition 2

by J. B. Segal

Overview

Edessa was celebrated for the legend of the exchange of letters between its king and Jesus, and was venerated as the first kingdom to accept Christianity. The story of its community, administered by Rome, Byzantium, Arabs, Crusades, and Turks, reflects the vicissitudes of Mesopotamian history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780971309715
Publisher:	Gorgias Press
Publication date:	12/01/2001
Series:	Gorgias Reprint Series
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)