Coelé-Syrie

Palestine, Judée, Pérée

By (author) A. Dan By (author) É. Nodet

Book cover: Coelé-Syrie

Extent: 148 pages

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Subjects: Ancient Near East

Series: Cahiers de la Revue Biblique

Series volume number: 86

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(April 2017)

ISBN: 9789042933866

Price: $60.00

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This book explores the shifting definitions, boundaries, and the ensuing cultural differences of the region known as Coele-Syria between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE.


English summary: This book explores the shifting definitions, boundaries, and the ensuing cultural differences of the region known as Coele-Syria between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE. French description: La Coele-Syrie a eu une definition mouvante, coincidant ou s’opposant a la Palestine / Philistie, Phenicie / Canaan, Syrie / Assyrie, Transeuphratene et Peree du Jourdain. L’epithete koile, creuse, s’explique par la maniere grecque de designer un pays vallonne – le couloir de l’Oronte, du Litani et du Jourdain. Aux IIIe et IIe siecles, la Coele-Syrie fur restreinte a la zone cotiere disputee entre Lagides et Seleucides. Suite aux expansions asmoneenne et herodienne de la Judee, l’appellation s’est retrouvee refoulee au-dela du Jourdain, couvrant la Decapole. Au IIIe siecle apr. J.-C., la Syria Coele designe la province romaine d’Antioche. Les perceptions variables des chaines du Liban et de l’Antiliban justifient ces deplacements et marquent la difference ineluctable entre les espaces fluides des Anciens et les territoires figes des Modernes.

  • By (author) A. Dan
  • By (author) É. Nodet