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Book SynopsisDiscover 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 Eastdelivers the first complete handbook in the area of Hellenistic and Roman Near Easternhistory. 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 theAnglo-Saxonworld. All contributors in this edited volume are leading scholars in their field, with a combination of established researchers and academics,and emerging voices.Contributorshailfrom countriesacross several continents, andwork in various disciplines,includingAncient History, Archaeology, Art History, Epigraphy, Numismatics, and Oriental Studies. In addition to furthering the integration of the Levantine lands in theclassicalp
Table of ContentsPreface 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
Michał 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
