The pre-Islamic Middle East

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Middle East in Early Antiquity -- 2. Egypt and Asia -- 3. The Rise and Decline of Assyria -- 4. The Rise and Fall of Media -- 5. The Empire of the Achaemenids -- 6. The Persian-Greek Wars -- 7. The Macedonian Conquest -- 8. The Dissolution of Alexander's...

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Main Author: Sicker, Martin (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Westport, Conn. [u.a.] Praeger 2000
In:Year: 2000
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Near East / Iran (Antiquity) / Greece (Antiquity) / Roman Empire / Geschichte Anfänge-629
Further subjects:B Middle East History To 622
B Middle East History To 622
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Summary:Machine generated contents note: 1. The Middle East in Early Antiquity -- 2. Egypt and Asia -- 3. The Rise and Decline of Assyria -- 4. The Rise and Fall of Media -- 5. The Empire of the Achaemenids -- 6. The Persian-Greek Wars -- 7. The Macedonian Conquest -- 8. The Dissolution of Alexander's Empire -- 9. Reconfiguration of the Middle East -- 10. Rome Enters the Middle East -- 11. The Roman-Parthian Conflict -- 12. The Struggle over the Euphrates Frontier -- 13. The Roman-Persian Stalemate -- 14. The Era of Shapur II -- 15. The Struggle for Persia's Frontiers -- 16. End of the Sassanid Empire -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-219) and index
ISBN:0275968901