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The mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon : an elusive world wonder traced /
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"Identifies and locates one of the Ancient World wonders -- New description of a very early garden and the technology behind its water supply -- Identifies the early occurrence of the "Water-raising Screw" -- Links Assyrian texts and sculpture to later classical sources and explains legends surrounding the characters of Semiramis and Nebuchadnezzar -- Reassesses specific sculpture in the British Museum." --Publisher.
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xviii, 279 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 22 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-268) and index. :
0199662266
9780199662265 :
shimaa
Images and monuments of near eastern dynasts, 100 BC-AD 100 /
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This book is an archaeological and art-historical study of the images and monuments of Roman 'client' kings in the Near East from the Taurus to Edom (modern South East Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, and Jordan) in the important transitional period between the downfall of the Seleucid empire and Rome's establishment of provincial administration across the entire region. In this volume, Kropp treats royal portraits, tombs, palaces, coins, and temples as historical documents and aims at uncovering royal identities and ideological aspirations. In particular, he focuses on the six major players: the Kommagenian, Emesan, Ituraean, Nabataean, Hasmonaean, and Herodian dynasties.
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Revised and expanded version of author's thesis (D.Phil) -- University of Oxford, 2007. :
xx, 497 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9780199670727 :
Hadeer
The Oxford handbook of the archaeology of the Levant : c. 8000-332 BCE /
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"This Handbook aims to serve as a research guide to the archaeology of the Levant, an area situated at the crossroads of the ancient world that linked the eastern Mediterranean, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Egypt. The Levant as used here is a historical geographical term referring to a large area which today comprises the modern states of Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, western Syria, and Cyprus, as well as the West Bank, Gaza, and the Sinai Peninsula. Unique in its treatment of the entire region, it offers a comprehensive overview and analysis of the current state of the archaeology of the Levant within its larger cultural, historical, and socio-economic contexts. The Handbook also attempts to bridge the modern scholarly and political divide between archaeologists working in this highly contested region" -- Jacket.
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Series statement from jacket. :
xxi, 885 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9780199212972 :
Hadeer