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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kaizer, Ted, 1971- editor.
Title: A companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East / edited by Ted Kaizer, Durham University, Durham, UK.
Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2021. |
Series: Blackwell companions to the Ancient world | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020047557 (print) | LCCN 2020047558 (ebook) | ISBN 9781444339826 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119528531 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119037293 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119037422 (epub) | ISBN 9781119037354 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119037392 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Middle East--Civilization--To 622--Historiography. Classification: LCC DS57 .C564 2021 (print) | LCC DS57 (ebook) | DDC 939.4/04--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020047557 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020047558
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Contents
1 Cover
2 Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
6 Preface
11 Maps
14 Part I Sources 3 Geographical Sources and Documents 4 Berossos between Greek and Babylonian Culture 5 Lucian, Philo of Byblos, and Ps.-Meliton 6 Jewish Sources 7 Josephus 8 Syriac Sources 9 Greek and Latin Inscriptions 10 Ancient North Arabian 11 Parchments and Papyri 12 Statues, Reliefs, and Paintings: Hellenism versus Local Culture 13 Archaeology and Architecture 14 Numismatics 15 Air-Photography 16 Mosaics
15 Part II Regions, Places, and Peoples 17 The Tetrapolis and Other City Foundations 18 The Decapolis 19 Commagene 20 Hellenistic and Roman Phoenicia 21 Lebanon 22 Judaea, the Palestinian Coast, the Galilee, Idumaea, and Samaria 23 The Nabataeans 24 Palmyra 25 Dura-Europos 26 The Middle Euphrates 27 The Parthian and Sasanian Near East (including Hatra, Edessa, and the Characene) 28 The Desert and its Peoples
16 Part III Themes 29 The Roman Armies in the Near East 30 Roads and Harbors 31 Kingdoms and Principalities 32 Trade 33 Local and Regional Economies 34 The Arabs 35 Indigenous Law 36 Funerary Traditions 37 Religious Life 38 Early Christianity in the Near East
17 Bibliography
18 Index
List of Illustrations
1 Chapter