Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, Date: 1993. First edition, 1993. Light gray cloth with dustjacket. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is also in fine condition with no chips or tears.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 1993. Harvard University Press ISBN 0674778855 9780674778856 [US]

Cambridge & London: Harvard University Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. Date: 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. 0674778855 . Cambridge & London: Harvard University Press, 1993. First Edition. Large 8vo. xxix,587pp, Index. Hardcover. Fine condition in fine dj. From dj: "masterful treatment of a complex period and world, distilling a vast amount of literary, documentary, artistic, and archaeology evidence - always reflecting new findings…". ISBN 0674778855; Carl Newell Jackson Lectures; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 587 pages . 1993. Harvard University Press ISBN 0674778855 9780674778856 [US]

Harvard University Press. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Date: 1993. Hardcover. 0674778855 . Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear ; Carl Newell Jackson Lectures; 9.5 x 1.5 x 6.75 Inches; 624 pages; From Augustus to Constantine, the Roman Empire in the Near East expanded step by step, southward to the Red Sea and eastward across the Euphrates to the Tigris. In a remarkable work of interpretive history, Fergus Millar shows us this world as it was forged into the Roman provinces of Syria, Judaea, Arabia, and Mesopotamia. His book conveys the magnificent sweep of history as well as the rich diversity of peoples, religions, and languages that intermingle in the Roman Near East. Against this complex backdrop, Millar explores questions of cultural and religious identity and ethnicity--as aspects of daily life in the classical world and as part of the larger issues they raise. As Millar traces the advance of Roman control, he gives a lucid picture of Rome's policies and governance over its far-flung empire. He introduces us to major regions of the area and their contrasting communities, bringing out the different strands of culture, communal identity, language, and religious belief in each. The Roman Near East makes it possible to see rabbinic Judaism, early Christianity, and eventually the origins of Islam against the matrix of societies in which they were formed. Millar's evidence permits us to assess whether the Near East is best seen as a regional ...

Harvard University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Date: 1993. Hardcover. 0674778855 . Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. Minor bumping to head of spine. ; Carl Newell Jackson Lectures; 9.5 x 1.5 x 6.75 Inches; 624 pages; From Augustus to Constantine, the Roman Empire in the Near East expanded step by step, southward to the Red Sea and eastward across the Euphrates to the Tigris. In a remarkable work of interpretive history, Fergus Millar shows us this world as it was forged into the Roman provinces of Syria, Judaea, Arabia, and Mesopotamia. His book conveys the magnificent sweep of history as well as the rich diversity of peoples, religions, and languages that intermingle in the Roman Near East. Against this complex backdrop, Millar explores questions of cultural and religious identity and ethnicity--as aspects of daily life in the classical world and as part of the larger issues they raise. As Millar traces the advance of Roman control, he gives a lucid picture of Rome's policies and governance over its far-flung empire. He introduces us to major regions of the area and their contrasting communities, bringing out the different strands of culture, communal identity, language, and religious belief in each. The Roman Near East makes it possible to see rabbinic Judaism, early Christianity, and eventually the origins of Islam against the matrix of societies in which they were formed. Millar's evidence permits us to assess whether ...

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, Date: 1994. Second printing. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Second printing, 1994. Cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 587 pp., clean unmarked text, Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, light creasing to the tips of the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector. 1994. Harvard University Press ISBN 0674778855 9780674778856 [US]