10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOPARCH»
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toparch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
toparch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Eusebius--the Church History: A New Translation with Commentary
Here are the letters themselves, which I have extracted from the archives and
translated word for word from the Syriac: COPY OF A LETTER WRITTEN BY
ABGAR THE TOPARCH TO JESUS, SENT TO HIM AT JERUSALEM BY THE
COURIER ...
Eusebius (of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea), Paul L. Maier, 1999
2
Was 1 Esdras First?: An Investigation Into the Priority and ...
As such, the term (and office) was retained by the Romans—for a while—for (
native) regional dynasts in previously Seleucid areas.14 Again, however, we
know best of toparchs from their appearance in Ptolemaic papyri: the toparch ...
3
Edessa: 'the Blessed City'
... from Syriac into Greek: A copy of a letter written by Abgar the toparch* to Jesus
and sent to him at Jerusalem by the courier5 Ananias :6 'Abgar Ukkama, the
toparch, to Jesus the good Saviour7 who has appeared in the district of
Jerusalem, ...
4
The Oxford Handbook of Papyrology
I 44 (of 253 bce) in the position of toparch of the same toparchy, may be a case in
point: While his job description remained apparently much the same, the shift in
terminology may reflect a change in the administrative hierarchical structure; ...
5
Binding Words: Textual Amulets in the Middle Ages
The historical Abgar was the toparch or ruler of Osrhoene in northwestern
Mesopotamia, though in Christian legend he is sometimes incorrectly described
as the king of Armenia. The earliest extant description of the Heavenly Letter is
found in ...
The choice of toparchs was limited, however, .by the laws of ta- nistry to noble
families; and the ta- nist was always selected upon the accession and during the
lifetime of the ruling toparch. Under such a system intrigue and conflict between
the ...
7
The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World
Although we possess practically no information regarding the organization of the
bureaucracy, there was probably a toparch (toparchēs) at the head of the
toparchy, as well as comarchs at the head of the individual villages, which formed
the ...
8
THE COURSING CALENDAR FOR THE AUTUMN SEASON 1866.
toGlimpse at Glory Mr Trinder's bk t d Toparch, by) (Mr Chesshyre' s bd b Corinna
, by Patent— Romping Girl S " (. Charles III.— Lady Capt. Owen's f b Leader, by
Dr ) < Mr Trinder ns be w d Merlin, by Faustus — Devotee ) " C Sea Foam ...
The choice of toparchs was limited, however, by the laws of ta- nistry to noble
families; and the ta- nist was always selected upon the accession and during the
lifetime of the ruling toparch. Under such a system intrigue and conflict between
the ...
10
The Hellenistic Period: Historical Sources in Translation
... castor oil. The dioiketes shall exact the payment from them. See over (a brief
and damaged note is on the reverse). Before the season arrives for sowing the
sesame and the kroton, the oikonomos shall give to the nomarch or toparch who
is ...
Roger S. Bagnall, Peter Derow, 2008
