Main entry:

Millar, Fergus.

Title & Author:

The Roman Near East, 31 B.C.-A.D. 337 / Fergus Millar.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1993.
©1993

Description:

xxix, 587 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
"Based on Carl Newell Jackson Lectures" - half title page.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 553-562) and indexes.
Prologue: in search of the Orient -- Bridgehead and the dependent kingdoms, 31 BC -- AD 74 -- Imperialism and expansion, AD 74-195 -- Rome and Mesopotamis: from Parthia to Persia -- Tetrarchy and Constantine -- Communal and cultural identities -- Tetrapolis and northern Syria -- Phoenician coast and its hinterland -- Eastern Syria Phoenice: mountain, oasis and steppe -- From Judea to Syria Palaestina -- Arabia -- Euphrates and Mesopotamia -- Epilogue: east and west.

Summary:

From Augustus to Constantine, the Roman Empire in the Near East expanded step by step, southward to the Red Sea and eastward across the Euphrates to the Tigris. 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. -- Publisher description.

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ISBN:

0674778855 hardback
9780674778856 hardback
0674778863 paperback
9780674778863 paperback

Subject:

Romeinse oudheid.
Romans Middle East.
Roman provinces Middle East.
Proche-Orient Jusqu'a 622.
Middle East History To 622.
Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Moyen-Orient Histoire Jusqu'à 622.
Rome Histoire 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire)
Middle East
Rome (Empire)
Midden-Oosten.
Middle East History, to 640

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Mazal Holocaust Collection.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 119639
Call No.: ID PLS DS62.25.M53; ID:95-B1897
Status: Available