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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