Near Eastern Cities from Alexander to the Successors of Muhammad

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By Walter D. Ward

Series: Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East

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Near Eastern Cities from Alexander to the Successors of Muhammad explores the development of cities across the Near East from Alexander the Great's era through to the early Islamic 'Abbasid Dynasty. The book blends archaeological evidence with literary sources to illuminate how imperial, cultural, and religious forces shaped urban life in this complex region.

Through detailed case studies from the Roman Near East, it reveals the uneven spread of Greco-Roman and Islamic influences and challenges sweeping generalisations about urbanism. Instead, it presents distinct patterns that show the persistence of vibrant civic life until the 'Abbasid period.
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This work is ideal for students and scholars interested in the Ancient Near East, ancient urban development, and daily life in historical cities. It will particularly appeal to those examining cultural interactions and urban transformations across diverse empires.

Near Eastern Cities from Alexander to the Successors of Muhammad compares the evolution of several cities in the Near East from the time of Alexander the Great until the beginning of the Islamic 'Abbasid Dynasty.

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This volume examines both archaeological remains and literary sources to explain the diversity of imperial, cultural, and religious influences on urban life. It offers several case studies chosen from different regions of the Roman Near East, demonstrating that Greco-Roman and Islamic culture spread unevenly through these various cities, and that it is impossible to make broad generalisations. It argues instead that there were different patterns of urbanism that demonstrate a continued vitality of civic life up to the 'Abbasid revolution.

Near Eastern Cities from Alexander to the Successors of Muhammad will be of particular interest to students of this period in the Ancient Near East, as well as those studying ancient cities and everyday life.

Series: Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East

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Near Eastern Cities from Alexander to the Successors of Muhammad

By Walter D. Ward

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ISBN: 9781138185708

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 July 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 141 Halftones, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 584g

Pages: 242

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Ancient & Classical History Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction Science & Nature Series: Studies in the History of the Ancient Near East Walter D. Ward

About the Author

Walter D. Ward received his Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles, USA, in 2008 with a concentration on Roman and late antique history. He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. He is the author of Mirage of the Saracen: Christians and Nomads in the Sinai Peninsula in Late Antiquity (2014) and editor of two books, The Socio-economic History and Material Culture of the Roman and Byzantine Near East: Essays in Honor of S. Thomas Parker (2017) and Sources of World Societies (with D. Gainty, 2009 and 2011).

Near Eastern Cities from Alexander to the Successors of Muhammad