{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-hellenistic-and-roman-near-east-paperback-softback-9781119528531","title":"A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119528531","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTed Kaizer (Edited by), Kaizer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119528531, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 January 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e576 pages\u003cbr\u003e27 x 18 x 3.5 cm, 1.143 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary handbook exploring several sub-regions and key themes perfect for a new generation of students \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll 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.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition to furthering the integration of the Levantine lands in the classical periods into the teaching canon, the book offers readers:  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first comprehensively structured Companion and edited handbook on the Hellenistic and Roman Near East \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensive regional and sub-regional variety in the cross-disciplinary source material \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA 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 \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn integration of the study of the Hellenistic and Roman Near East with traditional undergraduate teaching syllabi in the Anglo-Saxon world \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for undergraduate history and classics students studying the Near East, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributor Biographies xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaps xxx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTed Kaizer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Historical Narrative 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaurice Sartre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Sources 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Geographical Sources and Documents 21\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGillian Ramsey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Berossos between Greek and Babylonian Culture 34\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohannes H. Haubold\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Lucian, Philo of Byblos, and Ps.-Meliton 44\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ.L. Lightfoot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Jewish Sources 54\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eC.T. Robert Hayward Copyrighted Material\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Josephus 66\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Willem van Henten\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Syriac Sources 76\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlberto Rigolio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Greek and Latin Inscriptions 86\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePierre-Louis Gatier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Ancient North Arabian 99\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAhmad al-Jallad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Parchments and Papyri 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKimberley Czajkowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Statues, Reliefs, and Paintings: Hellenism versus Local Culture 114\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucinda Dirven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Archaeology and Architecture 126\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRubina Raja\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Numismatics 135\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKevin Butcher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Air-Photography 154\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid L. Kennedy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Mosaics 177\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJanine Balty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Regions, Places, and Peoples 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 The Tetrapolis and Other City Foundations 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eApostolos Bousdroukis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 The Decapolis 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAchim Lichtenberger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Commagene 223\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargherita Facella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Hellenistic and Roman Phoenicia 240\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Sommer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Lebanon 249\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulien Aliquot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22 Judaea, the Palestinian Coast, the Galilee, Idumaea, and Samaria 259\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eYaron Z. Eliav\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 The Nabataeans 272\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid F. Graf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e24 Palmyra 284\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean-Baptiste Yon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e25 Dura-Europos 295\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ.A. Baird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e26 The Middle Euphrates 305\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eP.M. Edwell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e27 The Parthian and Sasanian Near East (including Hatra, Edessa, and the Characene) 316\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTommaso Gnoli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e28 The Desert and its Peoples 327\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eM.C.A. Macdonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Themes 335\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e29 The Roman Armies in the Near East 337\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOliver Stoll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e30 Roads and Harbors 350\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBenjamin Isaac\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e31 Kingdoms and Principalities 365\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndreas J.M. Kropp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e32 Trade 378\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichał Gawlikowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e33 Local and Regional Economies 389\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKai Ruffing\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e34 The Arabs 397\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eM.C.A. Macdonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e35 Indigenous Law 402\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn F. Healey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e36 Funerary Traditions 412\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLidewijde de Jong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e37 Religious Life 423\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlison C. Ewins and Eris B. Williams Reed\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e38 Early Christianity in the Near East 435\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eL. 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