Khirbet Jaddalah and its land. A study of the military landscape in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Hatra (2nd – 3rd cent. AD)

Autore: E. Foietta

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L’articolo riguarda una rivalutazione generale del “palazzo fortificato” di Khirbet Jaddalah (Iraq), costruito tra Hatra e Ashur durante il II e III sec. d.C. Il sito è stato studiato in stretta relazione con il paesaggio circostante (km 20 x 20) per la presenza di molte attestazioni archeologiche, specialmente forti quadrangolari. Il modello di insediamento, l’ubicazione delle strutture fortificate, le caratteristiche della società e dell’ambiente del Regno di Hatra sostengono l’impiego di una strategia di difesa in profondità piuttosto che l’idea di una difesa lineare di confine.

This paper concerns a general revaluation of the ‘fortified palace’ of Khirbet Jaddalah (Iraq), constructed between Hatra and Ashur during the 2nd and 3rd cent. AD. The site has been studied in strict relation with its close landscape (20 x 20 km) for the presence of many archaeological occurrences, especially square forts. The settlement pattern, the location of the fortified structures, the characteristics of the society and of the environment of the Kingdom of Hatra support the employment of a defence in-depht strategy against the idea of a borders’ linear defence.