A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East. Группа авторов

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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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In memory of Sir Fergus Millar

Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World

      3  Title page

      4  Copyright

      5  Dedication

      6  Preface

      7  List of Figures

      8  List of Maps

      9  Contributor Biographies

      10  Abbreviations

      11  Maps

      12  1 Introduction

      13  2 Historical Narrative

      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

      19  End User License Agreement

      List of Illustrations

      1 Chapter