Roman Syria and the Near East - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Roman Syria and the Near East write by Kevin Butcher. This book was released on 2003. Roman Syria and the Near East available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Table of contents
The Roman Near East, 31 B.C.-A.D. 337
The Roman Near East, 31 B.C.-A.D. 337 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Roman Near East, 31 B.C.-A.D. 337 write by Fergus Millar. This book was released on 1993. The Roman Near East, 31 B.C.-A.D. 337 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. From Augustus to Constantine, the Roman Empire in the Near East expanded step by step, southward to the Red Sea and eastward across the Euphrates to the Tigris. In a remarkable work of interpretive history, Fergus Millar shows us this world as it was forged into the Roman provinces of Syria, Judaea, Arabia, and Mesopotamia. His book conveys the magnificent sweep of history as well as the rich diversity of peoples, religions, and languages that intermingle in the Roman Near East. Against this complex backdrop, Millar explores questions of cultural and religious identity and ethnicity--as aspects of daily life in the classical world and as part of the larger issues they raise. As Millar traces the advance of Roman control, he gives a lucid picture of Rome's policies and governance over its far-flung empire. He introduces us to major regions of the area and their contrasting communities, bringing out the different strands of culture, communal identity, language, and religious belief in each. The Roman Near East makes it possible to see rabbinic Judaism, early Christianity, and eventually the origins of Islam against the matrix of societies in which they were formed. Millar's evidence permits us to assess whether the Near East is best seen as a regional variant of Graeco-Roman culture or as in some true sense oriental. A masterful treatment of a complex period and world, distilling a vast amount of literary, documentary, artistic, and archaeological evidence--always reflecting new findings--this book is sure to become the standard source for anyone interested in the Roman Empire or the history of the Near East.
The Middle East Under Rome
The Middle East Under Rome - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Middle East Under Rome write by Maurice Sartre. This book was released on 2005. The Middle East Under Rome available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The ancient Middle East was the theater of passionate interaction between Phoenicians, Aramaeans, Arabs, Jews, Greeks, and Romans. At the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, and the Arabian peninsula, the area dominated by what the Romans called Syria was at times a scene of violent confrontation, but more often one of peaceful interaction, of prosperous cultivation, energetic production, and commerce--a crucible of cultural, religious, and artistic innovations that profoundly determined the course of world history. Maurice Sartre has written a long overdue and comprehensive history of the Semitic Near East (modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel) from the eve of the Roman conquest to the end of the third century C.E. and the dramatic rise of Christianity. Sartre's broad yet finely detailed perspective takes in all aspects of this history, not just the political and military, but economic, social, cultural, and religious developments as well. He devotes particular attention to the history of the Jewish people, placing it within that of the whole Middle East. Drawing upon the full range of ancient sources, including literary texts, Greek, Latin, and Semitic inscriptions, and the most recent archaeological discoveries, The Middle East under Rome will be an indispensable resource for students and scholars. This absorbing account of intense cultural interaction will also engage anyone interested in the history of the Middle East.
The Archaeology of Death in Roman Syria
The Archaeology of Death in Roman Syria - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Archaeology of Death in Roman Syria write by Lidewijde de Jong. This book was released on 2017-07-20. The Archaeology of Death in Roman Syria available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book sheds new light on funerary customs in Roman Syria, offering a novel way of understanding its provincial culture.
Syrian Identity in the Greco-Roman World
Syrian Identity in the Greco-Roman World - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Syrian Identity in the Greco-Roman World write by Nathanael J. Andrade. This book was released on 2013-07-25. Syrian Identity in the Greco-Roman World available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book proposes a new means of identifying how Greek and Syrian identities were expressed in the Hellenistic and Roman Near East.
