CLAS 145b Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Rhodes, Kedesh, Vergina
4 Oct 2017
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Building the seleucid empire: domestic, funerary, and administrative lecture. The administrative building at kedesh received great quantities of agricultural products. The building contained a room designed for the containment and measurement of agricultural products. Large jars were used to store wine and grains. Imported objects, such as dishes, jars, etc. have been found near the reception rooms (they were likely gifts from foreign ambassadors visiting the building). The administrators who worked at the building were likely of local origin. Administrative building at kedesh was located on a fertile plain. Located in idumea, the city of marisa was a wealthy trading center. Marisa was at various times under the control of either the ptolemys or seleucids. An excavation of the city revealed square towers (which is not typical usually round towers) and a grid based layout. The city"s temple honored three gods, most notably the deity qos. City homes contained figures influenced by several cultures, imports, jars, painting fragments, and pilasters.
