A leading historian argues that in the empire we know as Byzantium, the Greek-speaking
population was actually Roman, and scholars have deliberately mislabeled their ethnicity for …

Although Greek and Roman authors wrote ethnographic texts describing foreign cultures,
ethnography seems to disappear from Byzantine literature after the seventh century CE—a …

The retreat of the Byzantine army from Syria in around 650 CE, in advance of the
approaching Arab armies, is one that has resounded emphatically in the works of both …

Some readers may open this book seeking answers about the tumult that currently roils the
Middle East. I hope that it is interesting and useful for them. My goal, however, has never …

Luminos is the Open Access monograph publishing program from UC Press. Luminos
provides a framework for preserving and reinvigorating monograph publishing for the future …

The Byzantine Dark Ages explores current debates about the sudden transformation of the
Byzantine Empire in the wake of environmental, social and political changes. Those …

CALIPHS AND KINGS: SPAIN, 796-1031 The last twenty-five years have seen a
renaissance of research and writing on Spanish history. Caliphs and Kings offers a …

Dating back to the first serious Western inquiries concerning the site, the history of Palmyra,
the 'bride of the desert', is split into two phases with the events of 272–273 at the centre. 1 …

Across the ancient and medieval literature of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, one finds
references to the antediluvian sage Enoch. Both the Book of the Watchers and the …

Winner of ASOR's 2022 G. Ernest Wright Award for the most substantial volume dealing with
archaeological material, excavation reports and material culture from the ancient Near East …