Edwell P.M. Between Rome and Persia. The middle Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Palmyra under Roman control

Oxon - New York: Routledge, 2008. - 312 p. - (Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies).The conflict between the powerful Roman and Persian empires arising from the extension of Roman power into today’s Middle East is coming into increasingly sharp focus, thanks to the amount of evidence now available.
This richly illustrated book examines this evidence to reveal how Rome established itself on the middle Euphrates, in Mesopotamia and Palmyra, and its efforts to consolidate power over these areas.List of illustrations
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List of abbreviations and ancient sourcesRome on the Euphrates and in Mesopotamia, c. 65 BC – c. AD 200
Palmyra and Rome from the mid-first century BC to the third century AD
Roman military organization of the middle Euphrates in the third century AD
Dura Europos on the middle Euphrates in the Parthian and Roman periods
Conflict between Rome and Sasanian Persia involving the middle Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Palmyra, AD 224–258Notes