Ancient History: to c 500 CE

The Sasanian Empire (third-seventh centuries) was one of the largest empires of antiquity, stretching from Mesopotamia to modern Pakistan and from ...

In the 5th century B.C., Greece was a patchwork country of small, independent city-states whose tendency to fight each other was offset only by ...

An innovative account of the life of Tutankhamun, the rediscovery of his existence, and the enduring impact of the finding of his tomb, by leading ...

James Hoffmeier is a giant in the field of Egyptology. Among his many publications are two volumes of archaeological reports from Tell el-Borg, whe...

Judging from the sheer amount of textual material left to us, the rulers of ancient Ur were above all else concerned with keeping track of their po...

The “radiocarbon revolution” has profoundly altered traditional historical frameworks in the Near East. Addressing the ramifications of the new, hi...

Modeled after previous seasonal reports, this ninth volume of the Madaba Plains Project’s excavations at Tall al-ʿUmayri, Jordan gives a detailed a...

The last few decades have seen a gradual shift in Isaianic studies as scholars have begun to give greater attention to the book’s literary features...

This eighth volume of the Madaba Plains Project’s excavations at Tall al ʿUmayri covers the important finds of the 2002 season, updating and synthe...

Storage jars of many shapes and sizes were in widespread use in the ancient world, transporting and storing agricultural products such as wine and ...

Although numerous scholars have studied Late Republican humor, this is the first book to examine its social and political context. Anthony Corbeill...

Egypt, Greece, and Rome is regarded as one of the best general histories of the ancient world, having sold more than 80,000 copies in its first two...

Jerusalem—one of the most contested sites in the world. Reconstructing Jerusalem takes readers back to a pivotal moment in its history when it lay ...