Rome And The Arabian Frontier

Author : David F. Graf
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429784552

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Rome and the Arabian Frontier by David F. Graf Pdf

First published in 1997, this collection of essays from David F. Graf, an esteemed ancient historian and archaeologist specializing of the Greco-Roman world in the Levant and Arabia, represent over two decades of his own research on Roman Arabia which occurred during twenty-five years of a virtual explosion in our knowledge of this remote corner of the Roman empire. Graf’s preoccupation has primarily focused on the population of the region, rather than its forts and communication system. He explores such diverse matters as the urbanization of the area, regional demography, the defensive system, fluctuating provincial borders and the relations with frontier peoples until the Islamic Conquests.

Author : DAVID F. GRAF
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138353248

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Rome and the Arabian Frontier by DAVID F. GRAF Pdf

First published in 1997, this collection of essays from David F. Graf, an esteemed ancient historian and archaeologist specializing of the Greco-Roman world in the Levant and Arabia, represent over two decades of his own research on Roman Arabia which occurred during twenty-five years of a virtual explosion in our knowledge of this remote corner of the Roman empire. Graf's preoccupation has primarily focused on the population of the region, rather than its forts and communication system. He explores such diverse matters as the urbanization of the area, regional demography, the defensive system, fluctuating provincial borders and the relations with frontier peoples until the Islamic Conquests.

Author : S. Thomas Parker,Samuel Thomas Parker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032093448

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Romans and Saracens by S. Thomas Parker,Samuel Thomas Parker Pdf

Author : Jitse H. F. Dijkstra,Greg Fisher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Arabs
ISBN : 9042931248

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Inside and Out by Jitse H. F. Dijkstra,Greg Fisher Pdf

In recent years, exciting new discoveries of inscriptions and archaeological remains on the Arabian Peninsula have led to a re-evaluation of the peoples on the Arabian frontier, which through their extensive contacts with Rome and Persia are now seen as dynamic participants in the Late Antique world. The present volume contributes to this recent trend by focusing on the contrast between the 'outside' sources on the peoples of the frontier - the Roman view - and the 'inside' sources, that is, the precious material produced by the Arabs themselves, and by approaching these sources within an anthropological framework of how peripheral peoples face larger powers. For the first time, the situation on the Arabian frontier is also compared with that on the southern Egyptian frontier, where similar sources have been found of peoples such as the Blemmyes and Noubades. Thus, the volume offers a richly-documented examination of the frontier interactions in these two vibrant and critically-important areas of the Late Antique East. The book is of interest to anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, Egyptologists, Arabists, epigraphists and papyrologists and, in general, to all scholars working in the period of Late Antiquity.

Author : Hugh Elton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015037770321

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire by Hugh Elton Pdf

With its succinct analysis of the overriding issues and detailed case-studies based on the latest archaeological research, this social and economic study of Roman Imperial frontiers is essential reading. Too often the frontier has been represented as a simple linear boundary. The reality, argues Dr. Elton, was rather a fuzzy set of interlocking zones - political, military, judicial and financial. After discussion of frontier theory and types of frontier, the author analyses the acquisition of an empire and the ways in which it was ruled. He addresses the vexed question of how to define the edges of provinces, and covers the relationship with allied kingdoms. Regional variation and different rates of change are seen as significant - as is illustrated by Civilis' revolt on the Rhine in AD 69. He uses another case-study - Dura-Europos - to exemplify the role of the army on the frontier, especially its relations with the population on both sides of the border. The central importance of trade is highlighted by special consideration of Palmyra.

Author : David Kennedy,Derrick Riley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135782689

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Romes Desert Frontiers by David Kennedy,Derrick Riley Pdf

Over 100 archaeological sites lying within the desert area of Rome's eastern frontier are examined with accompanying maps, plans and air photographs. Designed to provide an overview of Roman military works in the Middle East, this work is intended to appeal to archaeologists and military historians.

Author : Michael H. Dodgeon,Samuel N. C. Lieu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2002-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134961146

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The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 226-363 by Michael H. Dodgeon,Samuel N. C. Lieu Pdf

Collects and translates such diverse sources as Zosimus, John Malalas, Al-Tabari and Moses of Chorene, to give us a picture of this complex, fraught period of Roman history.

Author : Freya Stark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : IND:39000001164487

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Rome on the Euphrates by Freya Stark Pdf

A distinguished historical work presenting eight centuries of Roman history in Asia Minor and the Middle East. -- Front cover.

Author : James Moreton Wakeley
Publisher : Springer
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319697963

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The Two Falls of Rome in Late Antiquity by James Moreton Wakeley Pdf

This book offers a radical perspective on what are conventionally called the Islamic Conquests of the seventh century. Placing these earthshattering events firmly in the context of Late Antiquity, it argues that many of the men remembered as the fanatical agents of Muḥammad probably did not know who the prophet was and had, in fact, previously fought for Rome or Persia. The book applies to the study of the collapse of the Roman Near East techniques taken from the historiography of the fall of the Roman West. Through a comparative analysis of medieval Arabic and European sources combined with insights from frontier studies, it argues that the two falls of Rome involved processes far more similar than traditionally thought. It presents a fresh approach to the century that witnessed the end of the ancient world, appealing to students of Roman and medieval history, Islamic Studies, and advanced scholars alike.

Author : Glen Warren Bowersock
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : 0674777565

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Roman Arabia by Glen Warren Bowersock Pdf

The Roman province of Arabia occupied a crucial corner of the Mediterranean world, encompassing most of what is now Jordan, southern Syria, northwest Saudi Arabia, and the Negev. Mr. Bowersock's book is the first authoritative history of the region from the fourth century B.C. to the age of Constantine. The book opens with the arrival of the Nahataean Arabs in their magnificent capital at Petra and describes the growth of their hellenized culture based on trade in perfume and spices. It traces the transformation of the region from an Arab kingdom under Roman influence into an imperial province, one that played an increasingly important role in the Roman strategy for control of the Near East. While the primary emphasis is on the relations of the Arabs of the region with the Romans, their interactions with neighboring states, Jewish, Egyptian, and Syrian, are also stressed. The narrative concludes with the breakup of the Roman province at the start of the Byzantine age.

Author : Valentina A. Grasso
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781009252966

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Pre-Islamic Arabia by Valentina A. Grasso Pdf

Explores the composite cultural and political milieu of pre-Islamic Arabia, situating its history within the broader late antique context.

Author : Greg Fisher
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000740905

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Rome, Persia, and Arabia by Greg Fisher Pdf

Rome, Persia, and Arabia traces the enormous impact that the Great Powers of antiquity exerted on Arabia and the Arabs, between the arrival of Roman forces in the Middle East in 63 BC and the death of the Prophet Muhammad in AD 632. Richly illustrated and covering a vast area from the fertile lands of South Arabia to the bleak deserts of Iraq and Syria, this book provides a detailed and captivating narrative of the way that the empires of antiquity affected the politics, culture, and religion of the Arabs. It examines Rome’s first tentative contacts in the Syrian steppe and the controversial mission of Aelius Gallus to Yemen, and takes in the city states, kingdoms, and tribes caught up in the struggle for supremacy between Rome and Persia, including the city state of Hatra, one of the many archaeological sites in the Middle East that have suffered deliberate vandalism at the hands of the ‘Islamic State’. The development of an Arab Christianity spanning the Middle East, the emergence of Arab fiefdoms at the edges of imperial power, and the crucial appearance of strong Arab leadership in the century before Islam provide a clear picture of the importance of pre-Islamic Arabia and the Arabs to understanding world and regional history. Rome, Persia, and Arabia includes discussions of heritage destruction in the Middle East, the emergence of Islam, and modern research into the anthropology of ancient tribal societies and their relationship with the states around them. This comprehensive and wide-ranging book delivers an authoritative chronicle of a crucial but little known era in world history, and is for any reader with an interest in the ancient Middle East, Arabia, and the Roman and Persian empires.

Author : Mariana Castro
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781784919535

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The Function of the Roman Army in Southern Arabia Petraea by Mariana Castro Pdf

This volume provides a fresh perspective on the evolving and diverse functions of the Roman army in Arabia from the creation of the province to the end of the Byzantine period.

Author : Geoffrey Greatrex,Samuel N. C. Lieu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134756469

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The Roman Eastern Frontier and the Persian Wars AD 363-628 by Geoffrey Greatrex,Samuel N. C. Lieu Pdf

Late Antiquity was an eventful period on the eastern frontier of the Roman empire. From the failure of the Emperor Julian's invasion of Persia in 363 AD to the overwhelming victory of the Emperor Heraclius in 628, the Romans and Persians were engaged in almost constant conflict. This book, sequel to the volume covering the years 226-363 AD, provides translations of key texts on relations between the opposing sides, taken from a wide range of sources. Many have never before been available in a modern language, and all are fully set in context with expert commentary and extensive annotation. For more information please visit the author's supplementary website at http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~greatrex/ref.html

Author : Timothy Bruce Mitford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 757 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0198725167

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East of Asia Minor by Timothy Bruce Mitford Pdf

The north-eastern frontier of the Roman Empire - one of the great gaps in modern knowledge of the ancient world - has long eluded research. It has defied systematic exploration and been insulated against all but passing survey by wars, instability, political sensitivities, language, and the region's wild, remote mountains, mostly accessible only on horseback or on foot. Its path lay across eastern Turkey, following the Euphrates valley northwards from Syria, through gorges and across great ranges, and passing over the Pontic Alps to reach the further shores of the Black Sea. Vespasian established Rome's frontier against Armenia half a century before Hadrian's Wall. Five times as long, and climbing seven times as high, it was garrisoned ultimately by four legions and a large auxiliary army, stationed in intermediate forts linked by military roads. The two volumes of 'East of Asia Minor: Rome's Hidden Frontier' - based on research, field work conducted largely on foot, and new discoveries - document the topography, monuments, inscriptions, and sighted coins of the frontier, looking in detail at strategic roads, bridges, forts, watch and signalling systems, and navigation of the Euphrates itself. Study of the terrain provides a foundation for interpreting the literary and epigraphic evidence for the frontier and its garrisons. Military activity, which extended to the Caucasus and the Caspian, is placed in the context of climate, geography, and inter-regional trade routes.