Re: orion-list Bibliography request (Essa)

[Dierk van den Berg]

Russel,

acc. to TAVO 16.2_The Maccabees and the Hasmoneans, Tuebingen 1987, Essa is
located ~10 km west of Gadara, i.e., half distance between Gadara
(Antiocheia pro Chrysorrohai) and Alexandreion in the Akrabattene.

Tot ziens,
Dierk

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Re: orion-list Bibliography request (Essa)

[RGmyrken]

Dear Greg,

   I would imagine Stephen G. has an extensive biblio on the subject.
   The citation is of course Ant. 13.393, Thereupon Alexander... led his 
army against Essa, where Zenon's most valuable possessions were, and 
surrounded the place with three walls; and after taking the city without a 
battle...
   Compare Wars 1.104, Alexander... proceeded against Gerasa, hankering once 
more after the treasures of Theodorus [son of Zenon - see 1.86].  Having 
blockaded the garrison with a triple line of walls, he conquered the place 
without a battle.
   Clearly Essa, unknown elsewhere, is a corruption of the well-known major 
city Gerasa in Transjordan.

   Best regards,
   Russell Gmirkin

 This is a request for bibliography in any language for the 
  proposal that the toponym 'Essa' (Ant. 15.393) is the 
  source of the name of the 'Essenes'. Thank you,
  
  Greg Doudna
  
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