The Middle East under Rome

by: Sartre, M. Porter, C. Rawlings, E.

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The ancient Middle East was the theater of passionate interaction between Phoenicians, Aramaeans, Arabs, Jews, Greeks, and Romans. At the crossroads of the Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, and the Arabian peninsula, the area dominated by what the Romans called Syria was at times a scene of violent confrontation, but more often one of peaceful interaction, of prosperous cultivation, energetic production, and commerce—a crucible of cultural, religious, and artistic innovations that profoundly determined the course of world history.

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.

Preface to the English-Language Edition
Acknowledgments
Translators? Note
Introduction
1. The Hellenistic Legacy
The Creation of New States
Syria between Parthians, Romans, and Armenians
2. The End of Seleucid Syria and the First Roman Rule (69–31 B.C.E.)
The Beginnings of Roman Intervention
Pompey and Syria
Syria at the Time of the Roman Civil War
3. From Augustus to Trajan: Creating a Province
The Provincia and Its Governors
The Defenses of Imperial Syria in the First Century
The Client States in the First Century C.E.
4. The Crises in Judaea from Herod to Bar Kokhba
Herod the Great
Herod?s Heirs
The Era of Prefects and Procurators
The Revolt of 66–70 and Its Consequences
From the Fall of the Temple to Bar Kokhba
5. From Trajan to the Severi: Conquests and Reorganizations
New Provinces, New Divisions
Defense of the Country and Roman Campaigns
6. Civic Life and Urban Development during the Early Empire
The Spread of the Polis and the Creation of Colonies
The Structure and Organization of Municipal Life
City Profiles
7. Rural Life in the Early Empire
Land Tenure and Land Use
Agricultural Practices and Production
Villages and Village Communities
Nomads
8. The Urban Economy in Roman Syria
Artisans
Money and Customs Duties
Roads and Ports
Local and Foreign Trade
9. Hellenization and Indigenous Cultures
Syrian Hellenism
Indigenous Cultures
10. Pagans, Jews, and Christians in Roman Syria in the Second and Third Centuries
Gods and Pagan Sanctuaries
Rabbinical Judaism
The Beginnings of Christianization
11. A Time of Trials
Edessa, Hatra, and Dura-Europos
Palmyra
Phylarchs and Nomad Chiefs
Conclusion
Abbreviations
Notes
Works Cited
Index

The Middle East under Rome

by: Sartre, M. Porter, C. Rawlings, E.

• ISBN-13: 9780674016835 / 978-0-674-01683-5
• ISBN-03: 0674016831 / 0-674-01683-1
• The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2005

Price: 66,00 EURO

1 copy in stock