CLAS 145b Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Obodas I, Kingdom Of Commagene, Mamshit
1 Dec 2017
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The main cities in negev that were active in the spice trade are elusa, mampsis, oboda, and. Distinctive styles of architecture found in excavations have been linked to the. The city of oboda is more city like than the others, because of its city walls, courtyard, markets, etc. Obodas i. obodas i"s temple was built in oboda. Mampsis is walled on 3 sides, and the city was known for breeding horses. Mampsis would later be occupied by the romans. While nabataean ceramics maintained a distinctive style, it is not an entirely new style. Commagene has displayed a mixture of cultures that defines the kingdom. Hellenistic period, the seleucids controlled commagene until its independence was declared under the satrap ptolemy. Under the romans, commagene is annexed to syria. Samosata, is now submerged after the construction of a dam. Doliche, the local storm god, is introduced to the seleucids and the romans later create a cult that associates doliche with.
