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Throne of Adulis : Red Sea wars on the eve of Islam / G.W. Bowersock.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bowersock, G. W. (Glen Warren), 1936-
Contributor:
ebrary, Inc.
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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