The Arabian Gulf In Antiquity From Alexander The Great To The Coming Of Islam

Author : Daniel T. Potts
Publisher : Arabian Gulf in Antiquity
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : UCAL:B4345157

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The Arabian Gulf in Antiquity: From Alexander the Great to the coming of Islam by Daniel T. Potts Pdf

The Arabian Gulf has, since the early 1970's, been one of the most promising areas of research in ancient near-eastern archaeology. Until now, however, there has been no attempt to synthesize the archaeology and history of this region from the beginnings of human settlement to the rise of Islam. Drawing on a wide array of archaeological, epigraphic, and literary sources, Dr. Potts presents here for the first time a comprehensive study of the area in two volumes. The period from Alexander the Great to the coming of Islam, including a full discussion of Christianity in the area, comprises the second volume. The first volume covers the Pleistocene to the Achaemenian period. Both volumes are written in a clear and readable manner and are fully illustrated with figures and plates.

Author : D. T. Potts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : 1383004641

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The Arabian Gulf in Antiquity by D. T. Potts Pdf

The period from Alexander the Great to the coming of Islam, including full discussion of the history of Christianity in the area, comprises this second volume, in which Potts combines the literary evidence from Greek, Roman, Syrian and Arab sources with an overview of archaeology.

Author : Daniel T. Potts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Persian Gulf Region
ISBN : 1383004633

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The Arabian Gulf in Antiquity by Daniel T. Potts Pdf

Since the early 1970s, the Arabian Gulf has been one of the most promising new areas of research in ancient Near-Eastern archaeology. Until now, however, there has been no attempt to synthesize the archaeology and history of this region from the beginnings of human settlement to the rise of Islam. The first volume of this comprehensive study covers the Pleistocene to the Achaemenian period. It includes almost all the published evidence for the prehistory and history of the Arabian Gulf. The period from Alexander the Great to the coming of Islam, including full discussion of the history of Christianity in the area, comprises the second volume, in which Potts combines the literary evidence from Greek, Roman, Syriac, and Arabic sources with an overview of the relevant archaeological evidence.

Author : Daniel T. Potts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Persian Gulf Region
ISBN : LCCN:90007126

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The Arabian Gulf in Antiquity by Daniel T. Potts Pdf

Author : Andrea Manzo,Chiara Zazzaro,Diana Joyce De Falco
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 661 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-11-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004362321

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Stories of Globalisation: The Red Sea and the Persian Gulf from Late Prehistory to Early Modernity by Andrea Manzo,Chiara Zazzaro,Diana Joyce De Falco Pdf

This edited book collects papers on latest research conducted in the Red Sea area within the wider context of the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean connection from prehistory to the contemporary era

Author : L. Potter
Publisher : Springer
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230618459

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The Persian Gulf in History by L. Potter Pdf

Exploring the history of the Persian Gulf from ancient times until the present day, leading authorities treat the internal history of the region and describe the role outsiders have played there. The book focuses on the unity and identity of Gulf society and how the Gulf historically has been part of a cosmopolitan Indian Ocean world.

Author : Steven E. Sidebotham
Publisher : University of California Press
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520303386

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Berenike and the Ancient Maritime Spice Route by Steven E. Sidebotham Pdf

The legendary overland silk road was not the only way to reach Asia for ancient travelers from the Mediterranean. During the Roman Empire’s heyday, equally important maritime routes reached from the Egyptian Red Sea across the Indian Ocean. The ancient city of Berenike, located approximately 500 miles south of today’s Suez Canal, was a significant port among these conduits. In this book, Steven E. Sidebotham, the archaeologist who excavated Berenike, uncovers the role the city played in the regional, local, and “global” economies during the eight centuries of its existence. Sidebotham analyzes many of the artifacts, botanical and faunal remains, and hundreds of the texts he and his team found in excavations, providing a profoundly intimate glimpse of the people who lived, worked, and died in this emporium between the classical Mediterranean world and Asia.

Author : Joseph Roisman
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780292735965

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Alexander’s Veterans and the Early Wars of the Successors by Joseph Roisman Pdf

From antiquity until now, most writers who have chronicled the events following the death of Alexander the Great have viewed this history through the careers, ambitions, and perspectives of Alexander’s elite successors. Few historians have probed the experiences and attitudes of the ordinary soldiers who followed Alexander on his campaigns and who were divided among his successors as they fought for control of his empire after his death. Yet the veterans played an important role in helping to shape the character and contours of the Hellenistic world. This pathfinding book offers the first in-depth investigation of the Macedonian veterans’ experience during a crucial turning point in Greek history (323–316 BCE). Joseph Roisman discusses the military, social, and political circumstances that shaped the history of Alexander’s veterans, giving special attention to issues such as the soldiers’ conduct on and off the battlefield, the army assemblies, the volatile relationship between the troops and their generals, and other related themes, all from the perspective of the rank-and-file. Roisman also reexamines the biases of the ancient sources and how they affected ancient and modern depictions of Alexander’s veterans, as well as Alexander’s conflicts with his army, the veterans’ motives and goals, and their political contributions to Hellenistic history. He pays special attention to the Silver Shields, a group of Macedonian veterans famous for their invincibility and martial prowess, and assesses whether or not they deserved their formidable reputation.

Author : Jan Retso
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 706 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136872891

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The Arabs in Antiquity by Jan Retso Pdf

The history of the Arabs in antiquity from their earliest appearance around 853 BC until the first century of Islam, is described in this book. It traces the mention of people called Arabs in all relevant ancient sources and suggests a new interpretation of their history. It is suggested that the ancient Arabs were more a religious community than an ethnic group, which would explain why the designation 'Arab' could be easily adopted by the early Muslim tribes. The Arabs of antiquity thus resemble the early Islamic Arabs more than is usually assumed, both being united by common bonds of religious ideology and law.

Author : J. E. Peterson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472587626

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The Emergence of the Gulf States by J. E. Peterson Pdf

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2017 The Emergence of the Gulf States covers the history of the Gulf from the 18th century to the late 20th century. Employing a broad perspective, the volume brings together experts in the field to consider the region's political, economic and social development. The contributions address key themes including the impact of early history, religious movements, social structures, identity and language, imperialism, 20th-century economic transformation and relations with the wider Indian Ocean and Arab world. The work as a whole provides a new interpretive approach based on new research coupled with extensive reviews of the relevant literature. It offers a valuable contribution to the knowledge of the area and sets a new standard for the future scholarship and understanding of this vital region.

Author : Clive Holes
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9004107630

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Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia by Clive Holes Pdf

"Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia," Volume I, "Glossary" is a comprehensive vocabulary of the 'uneducated' Bahraini Arabic dialects, drawn from a data-base of hundreds of hours of natural conversation gathered in the mid-1970s.

Author : Clive Holes
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-09
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9789004464568

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Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia, Volume 1 Glossary by Clive Holes Pdf

Dialect, Culture, and Society in Eastern Arabia, Volume I, Glossary is a comprehensive vocabulary of the 'uneducated' Bahraini Arabic dialects, drawn from a data-base of hundreds of hours of natural conversation gathered in the mid-1970s.

Author : Alessandra Avanzini
Publisher : L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
Page : 768 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 8882654699

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A Port in Arabia Between Rome and the Indian Ocean, 3rd C.BC-5th C.AD by Alessandra Avanzini Pdf

Author : Robin Waterfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199931521

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Dividing the Spoils by Robin Waterfield Pdf

The story of the wars that led to the break-up of Alexander the Great's vast empire after his death in 323 BC and the brilliant cultural developments which accompanied this birth of a new world.

Author : Andrew David Thompson
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783030303983

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Christianity in Oman by Andrew David Thompson Pdf

This book explores the relationship between the distinctive Islamic beliefs (Ibadism) of Oman and how they define the experience of the church with regards to religious freedom. Oman is a nation with a long and glorious history of maritime trade, stretching from China and India to the East coast of Africa. From sultan to shopkeeper, farmer to craftsman, the citizens of Oman embrace a surprising diversity of cultural heritage ranging from Baluchi, Persian, Yemeni, and East African. Yet, there has hitherto been very little research about Christianity in this part of the world. Through the use of historical research, interviews and theological discourse, Andrew David Thompson analyzes and reveals the distinctive experience of the Church in Oman.