The Middle East under Rome
By: Maurice Sartre ; translated by Catherine Porter and Elizabeth Rawlings with Jenannine Routier-Pucci.
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 665
Subjects: Middle East -- History -- To 622
Work titles: D'Alexandre à Zénobie.
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [557]-647) and index.