The seven cities of the Apocalypse and Roman culture /
Roland H. Worth, Jr.
- New York : Paulist Press, c1952.
- iii, 258 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-248) and index.
Overview: first-century Roman government and society -- Rome and its Asian province -- Characteristics of life in Roman Asia -- John, Patmos, and the revipients of his 'revelation' -- The imperial cult in Roman Asia and the nature of official persecution -- Epilogue: the seven churches as reflections of Romanized culture.