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ISBN10: 0199739323, ISBN13: 9780199739325, [publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated] Hardcover Just prior to the rise of Islam, in the sixth century AD, southern Arabia was embroiled in a holy war between Christian Ethiopians and Jewish Arabs. The Jewish kingdom, composed of ethnic Arabs who had converted to Judaism more than a century before, had launched a bloody pogrom against Christians in the region. The ruler of Ethiopia, who claimed descent from the union of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and even was rumored to possess an object no less venerable than the Ark of the Covenant, aspired both to protect the persecuted Christians and to restore Ethiopian control in the Arabian Peninsula. Though little known today, this was an international war that involved both the Byzantine Empire, who had established Christian churches in Ethiopia beginning in the fourth century, and the Sasanian Empire in Persia, who supported the Jews in a proxy war with Byzantium. Our knowledge of these events derives mostly from an inscribed throne at the Ethiopian port of Adulis seen and meticulously described by a Christian merchant known as Cosmos in the sixth century. Trying to decipher and understand this monument takes us directly into religious conflicts that occupied the nations on both sides of the Red Sea in late antiquity. Using the writings of Cosmas and archaeological evidence from the period, historian G. W. Bowersock offers a narrative account of this fascinating but ...
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ISBN10: 0199739323, ISBN13: 9780199739325, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Just prior to the rise of Islam in the sixth century AD, southern Arabia was embroiled in a violent conflict between Christian Ethiopians and Jewish Arabs. Though little known today, this was an international war that involved both the Byzantine Empire, which had established Christian churches in Ethiopia, and the Sasanian Empire in Persia, which supported the Jews in what became a proxy war against its longtime foe Byzantium.Our knowledge of these events derives largely from an inscribed marble throne at the Ethiopian port of Adulis, meticulously described by a sixth-century Christian merchant known as Cosmas Indicopleustes. Using the writings of Cosmas and a wealth of other historical and archaeological evidence from the period, eminent historian G. W. Bowersock carefully reconstructs this fascinating but overlooked chapter in pre-Islamic Arabian history. The flashpoint of the war, Bowersock tells us, occurred when Yusuf, the Jewish king of Himyar, massacred hundreds of Christians living in Najran. The Christian ruler of Ethiopia, Kaleb, urged on by the Byzantine emperor Justin, led a force of 120,000 men across the Red Sea to defeat Yusuf. But when the victorious Kaleb--said to have retired to a monastery-left behind weak leaders in both Ethiopia and Himyar, the Byzantine and Persian empires expanded their activity in the Arabian territory. In the midst of this conflict, a new ...
ISBN10: 0199739323, ISBN13: 9780199739325, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover XIX; 181 Seiten; Illustr.; Kt.; 22 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband m. farb. illustr. OUmschlag. Sehr gutes Exemplar; OUmschlag stw. minimals berieben. - Mit Zeitungs-Beilage. - Englisch. - "This is a ground-breaking book. It opens up a world we had not dreamed of. At the far edge of the ancient world, militant Christian warlords from Ethiopia battled a Jewish Arab kingdom in Yemen for the control of South Arabia. Their collision created the crucible from which Islam itself was born. Only a scholar such as Bowersock could conjure up, from the meticulous examination of a few, mysterious inscriptions, horizons that are as wide as they are thrilling and momentous." - PETER BROWN (Verlagstext) // INHALT : Maps and Illustrations ----- Preface ----- Abbreviations x ----- Timeline ----- PROLOGUE ----- Chapter One ----- THE THRONE ----- Chapter Two ----- A CHRISTIAN TRAVELER IN THE RED SEA ----- Chapter Three ----- PTOLEMY'S ELEPHANTS ----- Chapter Four ----- THE KINGDOM OF AXUM ----- Chapter Five CHRISTIANITY COMES TO AXUM ----- Chapter Six JUDAISM COMES TO HIMYAR ----- Chapter Seven ----- THE ETHIOPIAN INVASION OF 525 ----- Chapter Eight ENTRY OF THE GREAT POWERS ----- Chapter Nine RECKONING ----- Appendix ----- Notes ----- Bibliography ----- Index. // Adulis ((auch Adule) war eine noch nicht genau lokalisierte antike Handelsstadt am Roten Meer. Nach dem Periplus Maris Eryth ...
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ISBN10: 0199739323, ISBN13: 9780199739325, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover Just prior to the rise of Islam in the sixth century AD, southern Arabia was embroiled in a violent conflict between Christian Ethiopians and Jewish Arabs. Though little known today, this was an international war that involved both the Byzantine Empire, which had established Christian churches in Ethiopia, and the Sasanian Empire in Persia, which supported the Jews in what became a proxy war against its longtime foe Byzantium.Our knowledge of these events derives largely from an inscribed marble throne at the Ethiopian port of Adulis, meticulously described by a sixth-century Christian merchant known as Cosmas Indicopleustes. Using the writings of Cosmas and a wealth of other historical and archaeological evidence from the period, eminent historian G. W. Bowersock carefully reconstructs this fascinating but overlooked chapter in pre-Islamic Arabian history. The flashpoint of the war, Bowersock tells us, occurred when Yusuf, the Jewish king of Himyar, massacred hundreds of Christians living in Najran. The Christian ruler of Ethiopia, Kaleb, urged on by the Byzantine emperor Justin, led a force of 120,000 men across the Red Sea to defeat Yusuf. But when the victorious Kaleb--said to have retired to a monastery-left behind weak leaders in both Ethiopia and Himyar, the Byzantine and Persian empires expanded their activity in the Arabian territory. In the midst of this conflict, a new ...
ISBN10: 0199739323, ISBN13: 9780199739325, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover XIX; 181 Seiten; Illustr.; Kt.; 22 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband m. farb. illustr. OUmschlag. Sehr gutes Exemplar; OUmschlag stw. minimals berieben. - Mit Zeitungs-Beilage. - Englisch. - "This is a ground-breaking book. It opens up a world we had not dreamed of. At the far edge of the ancient world, militant Christian warlords from Ethiopia battled a Jewish Arab kingdom in Yemen for the control of South Arabia. Their collision created the crucible from which Islam itself was born. Only a scholar such as Bowersock could conjure up, from the meticulous examination of a few, mysterious inscriptions, horizons that are as wide as they are thrilling and momentous." - PETER BROWN (Verlagstext) // INHALT : Maps and Illustrations ----- Preface ----- Abbreviations x ----- Timeline ----- PROLOGUE ----- Chapter One ----- THE THRONE ----- Chapter Two ----- A CHRISTIAN TRAVELER IN THE RED SEA ----- Chapter Three ----- PTOLEMY'S ELEPHANTS ----- Chapter Four ----- THE KINGDOM OF AXUM ----- Chapter Five CHRISTIANITY COMES TO AXUM ----- Chapter Six JUDAISM COMES TO HIMYAR ----- Chapter Seven ----- THE ETHIOPIAN INVASION OF 525 ----- Chapter Eight ENTRY OF THE GREAT POWERS ----- Chapter Nine RECKONING ----- Appendix ----- Notes ----- Bibliography ----- Index. // Adulis ((auch Adule) war eine noch nicht genau lokalisierte antike Handelsstadt am Roten Meer. Nach dem Periplus Maris Eryth ...
ISBN10: 0199739323, ISBN13: 9780199739325, [publisher: OUP USA] Hardcover 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD. [Suffolk, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2013]
ISBN10: 0199739323, ISBN13: 9780199739325, [publisher: OUP USA 2013-07-25, New York] Hardcover Language: ENG [London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2013]
ISBN10: 0199739323, ISBN13: 9780199739325, [publisher: OUP USA 2013-07-25, New York] Hardcover Language: ENG [London, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2013]
Oxford University Press, USA, Date: 2013. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 208 pages. 8.40x5.80x0.80 inches. 2013. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0199739323 9780199739325 [GB]
ISBN10: 0199739323, ISBN13: 9780199739325, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. Just prior to the rise of Islam in the sixth century AD, southern Arabia was embroiled in a violent conflict between Christian Ethiopians and Jewish Arabs. Though little known today, this was an international war that involved both the Byzantine Empire, which had established Christian churches in Ethiopia, and the Sasanian Empire in Persia, which supported the Jews in what became a proxy war against its longtime foe Byzantium.Our knowledge ofthese events derives largely from an inscribed marble throne at the Ethiopian port of Adulis, meticulously described by a sixth-century Christian merchant known as Cosmas Indicopleustes. Using thewritings of Cosmas and a wealth of other historical and archaeological evidence from the period, eminent historian G. W. Bowersock carefully reconstructs this fascinating but overlooked chapter in pre-Islamic Arabian history. The flashpoint of the war, Bowersock tells us, occurred when Yusuf, the Jewish king of Himyar, massacred hundreds of Christians living in Najran. The Christian ruler of Ethiopia, Kaleb, urged on by the Byzantine emperor Justin, led a force of 120,000 men across the Red Seato defeat Yusuf. But when the victorious Kaleb--said to have retired to a monastery-left behind weak leaders in both Ethiopia and Himyar, the Byzantine and Persian empires expanded their activity inthe Arabian territory. In the midst of ...
ISBN10: 0199739323, ISBN13: 9780199739325, [publisher: Oxford University Press] Hardcover [DH, SE, Spain] [Publication Year: 2013]
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