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Throne of Adulis : Red Sea wars on the eve of Islam / G.W. Bowersock.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowersock, G. W. (Glen Warren), 1936-
- Series:
- Emblems of antiquity
- Emblems of Antiquity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Yemen (Republic)--Ḥimyar--History--6th century.
- Jews.
- Yemen (Republic)--Ḥimyar.
- History.
- Ḥimyar (Yemen)--History--6th century.
- Ḥimyar (Yemen).
- Arabian Peninsula--History--To 622.
- Arabian Peninsula.
- Aksum (Kingdom)--History--6th century.
- Aksum (Kingdom).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 181 pages)) : illustrations, maps.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Throne 7
- Chapter 2 A Christian Traveler in the Red Sea 22
- Chapter 3 Ptolemy's Elephants 34
- Chapter 4 The Kingdom of Axum 44
- Chapter 5 Christianity Comes to Axum 63
- Chapter 6 Judaism Comes to Himyar 78
- Chapter 7 The Ethiopian Invasion of 525 92
- Chapter 8 Entry of the Great Powers 106
- Chapter 9 Reckoning 120.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed June 10, 2013).
- OCLC:
- 846495649
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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