Roman Arabia: ,

by Glen W. Bowersock

Book Overview

The Roman province of Arabia occupied a crucial corner of the Mediterranean world, encompassing most of what is now Jordan, southern Syria, northwest Saudi Arabia, and the Negev. Mr. Bowersock's book is the first authoritative history of the region from the fourth century B.C. to the age of Constantine. The book opens with the arrival of the Nahataean Arabs in their magnificent capital at Petra and describes the growth of their hellenized culture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674777557
• ISBN13: 9780674777552
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.6"