Overview

The Near East during the Hellenistic and Roman periods has been studied for centuries. This Handbook includes fifty chapters written by experts from a variety of disciplines: archaeology (including classical, near eastern, and Islamic), ancient history, anthropology, art history, data and network science, epigraphy, and historiography. Together, these chapters shed a fresh light on the vast regions that made up Hellenistic and later Roman Syria and the Near East. The material and written evidence from the region is considered side-by-side with historical sources as well as scientific data coming out of archaeological science and network science, and shows how new knowledge about the region can be brought to the forefront of current literature on the subject. The dynamic, volatile, diverse, and culturally rich regions that this volume focuses on have left an abundant cultural heritage--and in many places these regions are under constant threat. In this Handbook, knowledge about the newest research on a myriad of these regions, sites, and locations is highlighted together with overviews of the centuries-long history of research. The Handbook is essential for students, scholars, and the archaeologically-inclined reader, and constitutes the definitive collection of current research in the field.

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Author:   Rubina Raja (Professor of Classical Art and Archeology, Professor of Classical Art and Archeology, Aarhus University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.90cm , Height: 5.40cm , Length: 25.20cm
Weight:   1.701kg
ISBN:  

9780190858155

ISBN 10:   019085815
Pages:   940
Publication Date:   13 May 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

BACKGROUND CHAPTERS 1. The Hellenistic and Roman Near East: An Introduction Rubina Raja 2. The Hellenistic Near East: A Dynamic Canvas David Engels 3. Embedding Global Diversity in the Hellenistic and Roman Near East: Setting the Agenda Miguel John Versluys 4. The Hellenistic and Roman Near East: Geography and Climate Eivind Heldaas Seland VISUAL ARTS AND COINAGE FROM THE REGION 5. Art in Hellenistic Syria Achim Lichtenberger 6. Coinage in Hellenistic Syria Oliver D. Hoover 7. Roman Art in the Near East Olympia Bobou and Rubina Raja 8. Coinage in Roman Syria Kristina Neumann 9. Parthian Art and Coinage Olympia Bobou 10. The Sasanian Empire and Its Art Anne Hunnell Chen 11. The Visual Arts of Umayyad Syria Nadia Ali ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOURCES 12. Hellenistic Rule and Roman Operations in Babylonia and Assyria John MacGinnis 13. Pompey and the Near East Nathanael Andrade and Rubina Raja 14. The Impact of Rome in the Near East after the Battle of Actium and the Rise of Herod: Politics and Art Intertwined Olympia Bobou and Rubina Raja 15. Roman Colonies in the Near East Julien Aliquot 16. The Roman Army in Syria: Size, Mission, Deployment, and Interactions Michael A. Speidel 17. Road and Transport Networks in Hellenistic and Roman Syria Adam Pa%zout 18. The Jewish Wars, the Roman Emperors, and Their Impact Kimberley Czajkowski 19. Divus Traianus Parthicus and the Middle East Karl Strobel 20. Hadrian in the East Mary T. Boatwright 21. The Severans: A Near Eastern Roman Empire? Julia Hoffmann-Salz 22. The Parthians: An Empire on the Rise Peter Edwell 23. The Roman Near East in the Time of the Tetrarchy and Constantine I (AD 284-337) Volker Menze 24. Religious Life in the Near East: Plurality, Variation, and Innovation Nathanael Andrade 25. The Christian Near East in Late Antiquity Volker Menze REGIONS AND PLACES 26. Urbanization and Cities in the Hellenistic and Roman Near East Olympia Bobou and Rubina Raja 27. Nomads in the Classical and Byzantine Near East Gideon Avni and Steven A Rosen 28. Commagene Matthew P. Canepa 29. Edessa (4th Century BC to the 8th Century AD) Hartmut Leppin 30. The Hellenistic Forts on the Euphrates in Syria and Jebel Khalid Graeme Clarke 31. Europos-Dura (ca. 300 BC-AD 256) Pierre Leriche 32. The Cities of Persia Henry P. Colburn 33. Parthian Sites in Iran and Central Asia Leonardo Gregoratti 34. Parthian Hatra and the Artistic koinè in the Figurative Arts of the Syrian-Mesopotamian Steppe Lucinda Dirven 35. Palmyra Olympia Bobou 36. Hellenistic and Roman Hauran: A Well-Connected Near Eastern Region with a Local Style Anna-Katharina Rieger 37. Damascus and the Region: Fourth Century BC-Eighth Century AD Ross Burns 38. Temples, Tombs, and Villages: The Limestone Massif in North Syria Michael Blömer 39. Hierapolis and Doliche: Two Cities of Ancient North Syria and their Cults Michael Blömer 40. The Tetrapolis Region: Cities and Culture Catherine Saliou 41. Antioch on the Orontes: The Urban Image Andrea U. De Giorgi 42. Apamea on the Orontes Janine Balty and Jean-Charles Balty 43. The Decapolis Olympia Bobou and Rubina Raja 44. Hellenistic and Roman Phoenicia Corinne Bonnet 45. Hellenistic and Roman Baalbek and the Bekaa Simone Eid Paturel 46. Mount Hermon Julien Aliquot 47. Iudaea/Palaestina Avner Ecker 48. Petra during the Nabataean, Roman, and Byzantine Periods Laurent Tholbecq 49. Eastern Arabia and the Persian Gulf in the Hellenistic and Late Antique Period R. A. Carter 50. Arabia from the Hellenistic to the Late Roman/Byzantine Period Stephan G. Schmid and Zbigniew T. Fiema

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Rubina Raja is Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at Aarhus University, Denmark, and Director of the Danish National Research Foundation's Centre of Excellence for Urban Network Evolutions. She also directs several collective research projects focusing on the archaeology, history, and cultural heritage of Palmyra, including the Palmyra Portrait Project. She is the author of Pearl of the Desert and the editor of The Oxford Handbook of Palmyra.

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