A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East by Ted Kaizer (English) Hardc

A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East

by Ted Kaizer

Discover a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary handbook exploring several sub-regions and key themes perfect for a new generation of students   A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East delivers the first complete handbook in the area of Hellenistic and Roman Near Eastern history. The book is divided into sections dealing with interdisciplinary source material, each with a great deal of regional variety and engaging with several key themes. It integrates discussions of the classical Near East with the typical undergraduate teaching syllabus in the Anglo-Saxon world.  All contributors in this edited volume are leading scholars in their field, with a combination of established researchers and academics, and emerging voices. Contributors  hail from countries across several continents, and work in various disciplines, including Ancient History, Archaeology, Art History, Epigraphy, Numismatics, and Oriental Studies.   In addition to furthering the integration of the Levantine lands in the classical periods into the teaching canon, the book offers readers:   The first comprehensively structured Companion and edited handbook on the Hellenistic and Roman Near East Extensive regional and sub-regional variety in the cross-disciplinary source material A way to compensate for the recent destruction of monuments in the region and the new generation of researchers' inability to examine these historical stages in person An integration of the study of the Hellenistic and Roman Near East with traditional undergraduate teaching syllabi in the Anglo-Saxon world  Perfect for undergraduate history and classics students studying the Near East, A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East will also earn a place in the libraries of graduate students and scholars working within Near Eastern studies, as well as interested members of the public with a passion for history. 

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A COMPANION TO THE HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN NEAR EAST In A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East , distinguished academic and author Dr. Ted Kaizer delivers a timely and comprehensively structured handbook that brings together leading scholars from several academic traditions and disciplines. The book is divided into sections that organize the interdisciplinary source material by source, region, and theme. The volume provides broad regional and sub-regional variety in the cross-disciplinary source material that compensates for the destruction of monuments in the region that has deprived researchers of the ability to study these historical stages in person. It will also serve to integrate the study of the Near East in the Hellenistic and Roman periods within the traditional undergraduate teaching syllabus. The book features experts from around the world, including the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, and many more countries, who write from several perspectives and disciplines, such as Ancient History, Archaeology, Art History, Epigraphy, Numismatics, and Oriental Studies. Perfect for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD Classics, Archaeology, and History students taking courses on the Classical Levant, A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East is also an indispensable guide for scholars studying the Near East and anyone interested in the history of this period.

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A COMPANION TO THE HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN NEAR EAST In A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East , distinguished academic and author Dr. Ted Kaizer delivers a timely and comprehensively structured handbook that brings together leading scholars from several academic traditions and disciplines. The book is divided into sections that organize the interdisciplinary source material by source, region, and theme. The volume provides broad regional and sub-regional variety in the cross-disciplinary source material that compensates for the destruction of monuments in the region that has deprived researchers of the ability to study these historical stages in person. It will also serve to integrate the study of the Near East in the Hellenistic and Roman periods within the traditional undergraduate teaching syllabus. The book features experts from around the world, including the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, and many more countries, who write from several perspectives and disciplines, such as Ancient History, Archaeology, Art History, Epigraphy, Numismatics, and Oriental Studies. Perfect for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD Classics, Archaeology, and History students taking courses on the Classical Levant, A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East is also an indispensable guide for scholars studying the Near East and anyone interested in the history of this period.

Author Biography

Ted Kaizer is Professor in Roman Culture and History at Durham University. He is the author of The Religious Life of Palmyra and has edited or co-edited several volumes on the social and religious history of the Roman Near East. Most recently he has written the historiographical introductions for two volumes on Dura-Europos in the Bibliotheca Cumontiana, Scripta Minora VII and Scripta Maiora XI.

Table of Contents

Preface xii List of Figures xiii List of Maps xxi Contributor Biographies xxii Abbreviations xxviii Maps xxx 1 Introduction 1
Ted Kaizer 2 Historical Narrative 9
Maurice Sartre Part I Sources 19 3 Geographical Sources and Documents 21
Gillian Ramsey 4 Berossos between Greek and Babylonian Culture 34
Johannes H. Haubold 5 Lucian, Philo of Byblos, and Ps.-Meliton 44
J.L. Lightfoot 6 Jewish Sources 54
C.T. Robert Hayward 7 Josephus 66
Jan Willem van Henten 8 Syriac Sources 76
Alberto Rigolio 9 Greek and Latin Inscriptions 86
Pierre-Louis Gatier 10 Ancient North Arabian 99
Ahmad al-Jallad 11 Parchments and Papyri 105
Kimberley Czajkowski 12 Statues, Reliefs, and Paintings: Hellenism versus Local Culture 114
Lucinda Dirven 13 Archaeology and Architecture 126
Rubina Raja 14 Numismatics 135
Kevin Butcher 15 Air-Photography 154
David L. Kennedy 16 Mosaics 177
Janine Balty Part II Regions, Places, and Peoples 189 17 The Tetrapolis and Other City Foundations 191
Apostolos Bousdroukis 18 The Decapolis 213
Achim Lichtenberger 19 Commagene 223
Margherita Facella 20 Hellenistic and Roman Phoenicia 240
Michael Sommer 21 Lebanon 249
Julien Aliquot 22 Judaea, the Palestinian Coast, the Galilee, Idumaea, and Samaria 259
Yaron Z. Eliav 23 The Nabataeans 272
David F. Graf 24 Palmyra 284
Jean-Baptiste Yon 25 Dura-Europos 295
J.A. Baird 26 The Middle Euphrates 305
P.M. Edwell 27 The Parthian and Sasanian Near East (including Hatra, Edessa, and the Characene) 316
Tommaso Gnoli 28 The Desert and its Peoples 327
M.C.A. Macdonald Part III Themes 335 29 The Roman Armies in the Near East 337
Oliver Stoll 30 Roads and Harbors 350
Benjamin Isaac 31 Kingdoms and Principalities 365
Andreas J.M. Kropp 32 Trade 378
Micha Gawlikowski 33 Local and Regional Economies 389
Kai Ruffing 34 The Arabs 397
M.C.A. Macdonald 35 Indigenous Law 402
John F. Healey 36 Funerary Traditions 412
Lidewijde de Jong 37 Religious Life 423
Alison C. Ewins and Eris B. Williams Reed 38 Early Christianity in the Near East 435
L. Van Rompay Bibliography 445 Index 518

Details ISBN1444339826 Series Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World ISBN-10 1444339826 ISBN-13 9781444339826 Format Hardcover Author Ted Kaizer Language English NZ Release Date 2022-01-27 UK Release Date 2022-01-27 Edited by Ted Kaizer US Release Date 2022-01-27 Pages 576 Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Year 2022 Publication Date 2022-01-27 Imprint Wiley-Blackwell Place of Publication Hoboken Country of Publication United States Alternative 9781119528531 DEWEY 939.404 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2021-12-22

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• Condition: Brand New
• ISBN-13: 9781444339826
• Book Title: A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East
• ISBN: 9781444339826
• Publication Year: 2021
• Type: Textbook
• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Publication Name: A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East
• Item Height: 246mm
• Author: Ted Kaizer
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons AND Sons LTD
• Item Width: 171mm
• Subject: History
• Number of Pages: 560 Pages

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