Maritime-Related Cults in the Coastal Cities of Philistia During the Roman Period: Legacy and Change

by Simona Rodan

Maritime-Related Cults in the Coastal Cities of Philistia during the Roman Period questions the origins and the traditions of the cultic rites practised during Roman times along the southern shores of the Land of Israel. This area was known since biblical times as 'Peleshet' (Philistia), after the name of one of the Sea Peoples that had settled there at the beginning of the Iron Age. Philistia's important cities Jaffa, Ashkelon, Gaza and Rafiah were...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789692563
• ISBN13: 9781789692563
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.9" x 9.6"