Browse books about "Ancient Near East"
Ctesias' 'History of Persia'
LLoyd Llewellyn-Jones, James Robson
Published 11/23/2009
Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia. Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived...
Series Name: Routledge Classical Translations
The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia
Trevor Bryce
Published 07/14/2009
This 500,000 word reference work provides the most comprehensive general treatment yet available of the peoples and places of the regions commonly referred to as...
Jewish Education and History
Moshe Aberbach
Published 05/26/2009
Moshe Aberbach (1924-2007) was a leading educator and scholar in Jewish studies, specialising in the field of Jewish education in the talmudic period. This book...
Series Name: Routledge Jewish Studies Series
The Routledge Introduction to Literary Ottoman
Korkut Bugday
Published 04/22/2009
This represents the first modern introduction to literary Ottoman available in English. The author has devised this textbook to provide a course of lessons, readings...
The Babylonian World
Gwendolyn Leick
Published 01/01/2009
The Babylonian World presents an extensive, up-to-date and lavishly illustrated history of the ancient state Babylonia and its 'holy city', Babylon.
Historicized by the New Testament as...
Series Name: Routledge Worlds
The Persian Empire
Amelie Kuhrt
Published 12/14/2007
This lavish set of books contains the most complete collection of raw material for reconstructing the history of the Achaemenid Persian Empire to date.
Studying Achaemenid...
The Babylonian World
Gwendolyn Leick
Published 08/08/2007
The Babylonian World presents an extensive, up-to-date and lavishly illustrated history of the ancient state Babylonia and its 'holy city', Babylon.
Historicized by the New Testament as...
Series Name: Routledge Worlds
Damascus
Ross Burns
Published 02/15/2007
Lavishly illustrated with beautiful photographs and original plans, Damascus provides for the first time in English a compelling and unique exploration of a fascinating city....
Magic and the Supernatural in Fourth Century Syria
Silke Trzcionka
Published 11/14/2006
Magic and the Supernatural in Fourth Century Syria presents an in-depth investigation of a variety of ‘magical’ practices with a focused study in the late...