{"product_id":"9781444339826","title":"A Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Companions to the Ancient World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Companion to the Hellenistic and Roman Near East\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTed Kaizer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Ancient \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Kaizer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in Roman Culture and History at Durham University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Religious Life of Palmyra\u003c\/i\u003e and has edited or co-edited several volumes on the social and religious history of the Roman Near East. Most recently he has written the historiographical introductions for two volumes on Dura-Europos in the \u003ci\u003eBibliotheca Cumontiana, Scripta Minora\u003c\/i\u003e VII and \u003ci\u003eScripta Maiora\u003c\/i\u003e XI.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06 January 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781444339826\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e576\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311416864908,"sku":"9781444339826","price":210.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781444339826_b3cdc0a4-d456-46ba-9e9e-b0d0c834a75c.jpg?v=1780104394","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781444339826","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}