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 ...
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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.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. owner's name. Check marks in the margins through-out the book, and a few short notes. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 242 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Very good in very good jacket. Size: 6x1x8; NOT an ex library book. Name and name stamp on front endpaper. 224 pages including the index. Dust jacket has slight darkening of spine, no chips or tears.
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B&W photos and maps, plus color frontispiece. Near Fine in Very Good- jacket. 4I. Sewn binding in full cloth-covered boards, in dustjacket. Index and bibliography. Tight binding with intact hinges and square spine. No marks. Cloth is bright with hardly any wear. Page-edges clean. Unclipped dustjacket is badly yellowed, with a few stains to front panel, but no chips or tears, and hardly any edge-wear.
