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In a remarkable work of interpretive history, Fergus Millar shows us this world as it was forged into the Roman provinces of Syria, Judaea, Arabia, and Mesopotamia. His book conveys the magnificent sweep of history as well as the rich diversity of peoples, religions, and languages that intermingle in the Roman Near East. Against this complex backdrop, Millar explores questions of cultural and religious identity and ethnicity--as aspects of daily life in the classical world and as part of the larger issues they raise. As Millar traces the advance of Roman control, he gives a lucid picture of Rome's policies and governance over its far-flung empire. He introduces us to major regions of the area and their contrasting communities, bringing out the different strands of culture, communal identity, language, and religious belief in each. The Roman Near East makes it possible to see rabbinic Judaism, early Christianity, and eventually the origins of Islam against the matrix of societies in which they were formed. Millar's evidence permits us to assess whether the Near East is best seen as a regional variant of Graeco-Roman culture or as in some true sense oriental. A masterful treatment of a complex period and world, distilling a vast amount of literary, documentary, artistic, and archaeological evidence--always reflecting new findings--this book is sure to become the standard source for anyone interested in the Roman Empire or the history of the Near East.   Preview this book » What people are saying - Write a review We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. Contents III 1 IV 25 V 27 VII 43 VIII 56 IX 70 X 80 XIII 90 XLIX 374 L 387 LII 400 LIII 408 LIV 414 LV 428 LVI 437 LVII 445 More XIV 99 XV 111 XVIII 127 XX 141 XXI 159 XXII 174 XXIII 190 XXIV 207 XXV 223 XXVI 225 XXVIII 236 XXXI 242 XXXII 250 XXXIII 256 XXXIV 264 XXXVII 267 XXXVIII 270 XXXIX 274 XL 285 XLI 296 XLIII 300 XLIV 310 XLV 319 XLVI 337 XLVII 351 XLVIII 366 LVIII 452 LIX 467 LX 472 LXI 481 LXII 489 LXIII 523 LXIV 535 LXV 545 LXVI 553 LXVII 563 LXVIII 565 LXIX LXX LXXI LXXII LXXIII LXXIV LXXV LXXVI LXXVII LXXX LXXXI LXXXII LXXXIII LXXXIV Copyright Less Other editions - View all The Roman Near East, 31 B.C.-A.D. 337 Fergus Millar,Camden Professor of Ancient History at Oxford Camden Professor of Ancient History at Oxford (Emeritus) Fergus Millar Snippet view - 1993 Common terms and phrases already Antioch appears Arab Arabia Aramaic army belonged called century Christian claim clear clearly coins colonia construction context continued course cult culture Damascus dedication deity described documents Dura earlier early East Edessa Emesa Emperor Empire Euphrates Eusebius evidence fact followed forces frontier further give Greek cities Hauran Hierapolis Imperial important inscriptions instance Jerusalem Jewish Jews Josephus Judaea king kingdom known language later Latin least major means Mesopotamia military Nabataean northern origin pagan Palmyra Palmyrene Parthian perhaps period Persian person Phoenician population presence probably province question records reference reflect region reign relation remains represented river Roman Rome rule seems seen Semitic Severus significant social status steppe structure suggest Syria temple territory third tion Trachonitis village whole written zone References to this book Paul Between Damascus and Antioch: The Unknown Years Martin Hengel Limited preview - 1997 Archaeology and the Galilean Jesus: A Re-examination of the Evidence Jonathan L. Reed Limited preview - 2002 All Book Search results » About the author (1993) Fergus G. B. Millar is Camden Professor of Ancient History at Oxford University. Bibliographic information Title The Roman Near East, 31 B.C.-A.D. 337 ACLS Humanities e-book Volume 6 of Carl Newell Jackson Lectures History e-book project Author Fergus Millar Contributor American Council of Learned Societies Edition illustrated, revised Publisher Harvard University Press, 1993 ISBN 0674778863, 9780674778863 Length 587 pages Subjects History  › Ancient  › General History / Ancient / General     Export Citation BiBTeX EndNote RefMan About Google Books - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - Information for Publishers - Report an issue - Help - Google Home