Description: This Handbook includes fifty chapters written by experts from a variety of disciplines: archaeology (including classical, near eastern, and Islamic), ancient history, anthropology, art history, data and network science, epigraphy, and historiography. Together, these chapters shed a fresh light on the vast regions that made up Hellenistic and later Roman Syria and the Near East.
Review Quotes: "Rubina Raja and her contributors do indeed deliver a breath-taking overview of topics in sectors as diverse as geography, climate, economy, religion, politics, and culture... The Oxford Handbook of the Hellenistic and Roman Near East provides all the necessary materials for moving toward a more integrated history of the Near East under Hellenistic and Roman rule. The tremendous effort put into bringing this book into existence deserves immense credit." -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"This handbook provides a varied and inclusive survey which will prove useful to both students and experienced researchers. It includes eight maps and 176 illustrations as well as a general index." -- MARIA CIOAT&A, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament