Near Eastern cities from Alexander to the successors of Muhammad / Walter D. Ward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ward, Walter D., author.

Series:

Studies in the history of the ancient Near East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cities and towns--Middle East--History--To 1500.

Cities and towns.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Middle East.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Architecture.

History.

Middle East.

Middle East--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Middle East--Civilization.

Civilization.

Architecture--Middle East--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 241 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Summary:

Near Eastern Cities from Alexander to the Successors of Muhammad compares the evolution of several cities in the Near East from the time of Alexander the Great until the beginning of the Islamic 'Abbasid Dynasty. This volume examines both archaeological remains and literary sources to explain the diversity of imperial, cultural, and religious influences on urban life. It offers several case studies chosen from different regions of the Roman Near East, demonstrating that Greco-Roman and Islamic culture spread unevenly through these various cities, and that it is impossible to make broad generalizations. It argues instead that there were different patterns of urbanism that demonstrate a continued vitality of civic life up to the 'Abbasid revolution. Near Eastern Cities from Alexander to the Successors of Muhammad will be of particular interest to students of this period in the Ancient Near East, as well as those studying ancient cities and everyday life.

Contents:

Introduction

Urban planning and structures in the Near East

The tetrapolis (Antioch and Apamea)

The decapolis (Scythopolis and Gerasa)

Judea and Palestine (Jerusalem and Caesarea)

The desert fringe (Petra and Palmyra)

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ward, Walter D. Near Eastern cities from Alexander to the successors of Muhammad.

ISBN:

9781138185708

1138185701

OCLC:

1100426984