Title:
Atlas of the ancient Near East : from prehistoric times to the Roman imperial period / by Trevor Bryce ; with an introductory section on the prehistoric Near East by Jessie Birkett-Rees.
Author:
Bryce, Trevor, 1940- author.
Birkett-Rees, Jessie.
Publication Information:
New York ; London : Routledge, 2016.
Call Number:
G2206.S1 A8 2016
Abstract:
"This atlas provides students and scholars with a broad range of information on the development of the Ancient Near East from prehistoric times through the beginning of written records in the Near East (c. 3000 BC) to the late Roman Empire and the rise of Islam. The geographical coverage of the Atlas extends from the Aegean coast of Anatolia in the west through Iran and Afghanistan to the east, and from the Black and Caspian Seas in the north to Arabia and the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean in the south. The Atlas of the Ancient Near East includes a wide-ranging overview of the civilizations and kingdoms discussed, written in a lively and engaging style, which considers not only political and military issues but also introduces the reader to social and cultural topics such as trade, religion, how people were educated and entertained, and much more. With a comprehensive series of detailed maps, supported by the authors’ commentary and illustrations of major sites and key artifacts, this title is an invaluable resource for students who wish to understand the fascinating cultures of the Ancient Near East." -- Publisher's description
ISBN:
9780415508018
9780415508001
Physical Description:
1 atlas (xvii, 318 pages) : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
General Note:
Relief shown by shading.
Contents:
The geography and geology of the ancient Near East -- Foragers and farmers: early agricultural communities -- The prehistory of the Near East: key sites -- The homelands of the major Near Eastern kingdoms -- Writing systems -- A sample of sites where important inscriptions have been found -- Trade and mineral resources -- The Sumerians -- Uruk (Warka, biblical Erech) -- Early dynastic and old kingdom Egypt -- The Akkadian empire -- Ur and the Ur III empire -- The early and middle Bronze Age kingdoms of western Iran -- The Amorites -- The Isin and Larsa dynasties -- The old Assyrian kingdom -- The Assyrian merchant colonies -- The Diyala region -- The Habur (Khabur) river region -- The old Babylonian kingdom -- Mari -- The cities and kingdoms of Syria in the middle and late Bronze Ages -- The major late Bronze Age kingdoms -- The Hittites -- Arzawa and the Luwians -- The Hurrians and Mitanni (Mittani) -- The adventures of Idrimi -- The middle Assyrian empire -- Kassite Babylonia -- Middle and new kingdom Egypt -- The Canaanites -- The Syro-Palestinian states attested in the Amarna letters -- Hittites and Egyptians in conflict -- Troy -- Ahhiyawa -- Bronze Age Cyprus -- The sea peoples -- The middle Elamite and Neo-Elamite periods -- The age of iron -- The Neo-Hittite kingdoms -- Tabal, Hilakku and Que (Adanawa/Hiyawa) -- The Neo-Assyrian empire -- The Phoenicians -- The Iron Age countries and kingdoms of Transjordan -- The Philistines -- 1st millennium BC Anatolia -- Phrygia and Lydia -- Urartu -- The Cimmerians -- Egypt in the Third Intermediate and Saite periods (1069-525 BC) -- Aeolians, Ionians, Dorians -- Two major Bronze Age-classical sites of western Anatolia -- The countries of southern Asia Minor in the Graeco-Roman period -- Lycia -- The ten kingdoms of 1st millennium BC Cyprus -- The Medes -- The Neo-Babylonian empire -- The Arabs -- Armenia -- The Persian (Achaemenid) empire -- The Persian invasions of the western Greek world -- Alexander the Great -- The Hellenistic age -- The Seleucid empire -- The Attalid empire -- Bactria -- The Maccabean rebellion -- Roman rule in the near East I: from the battle of Magnesia to the settlements of Pompey -- Roman rule in the Near East II: from Pompey to Augustus -- Herod the Great -- Parthia -- The Nabataeans -- Roman rule in the Near East III: from Augustus to Trajan -- The Sasanians -- Zenobia -- Roman rule in the Near East IV: from Diocletian to the Islamic invasions.
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