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[EAN: 9780199739325], Neubuch, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc, New York], Hardcover. Just prior to the rise of Islam in the sixth century AD, southern Arabia was embroiled in a violent … Mehr…
[EAN: 9780199739325], Neubuch, [PU: Oxford University Press Inc, New York], Hardcover. Just prior to the rise of Islam in the sixth century AD, southern Arabia was embroiled in a violent conflict between Christian Ethiopians and Jewish Arabs. Though little known today, this was an international war that involved both the Byzantine Empire, which had established Christian churches in Ethiopia, and the Sasanian Empire in Persia, which supported the Jews in what became a proxy war against its longtime foe Byzantium.Our knowledge ofthese events derives largely from an inscribed marble throne at the Ethiopian port of Adulis, meticulously described by a sixth-century Christian merchant known as Cosmas Indicopleustes. Using thewritings of Cosmas and a wealth of other historical and archaeological evidence from the period, eminent historian G. W. Bowersock carefully reconstructs this fascinating but overlooked chapter in pre-Islamic Arabian history. The flashpoint of the war, Bowersock tells us, occurred when Yusuf, the Jewish king of Himyar, massacred hundreds of Christians living in Najran. The Christian ruler of Ethiopia, Kaleb, urged on by the Byzantine emperor Justin, led a force of 120,000 men across the Red Seato defeat Yusuf. But when the victorious Kaleb--said to have retired to a monastery-left behind weak leaders in both Ethiopia and Himyar, the Byzantine and Persian empires expanded their activity inthe Arabian territory. In the midst of this conflict, a new religion was born, destined to bring a wholly unanticipated resolution to the power struggle in Arabia.The Throne of Adulis vividly recreates the Red Sea world of Late Antiquity, transporting readers back to a remote but pivotal epoch in ancient history, one that sheds light on the collapse of the Persian Empire as well as the rise of Islam. The Throne of Adulis vividly recreates the Red Sea world of Late Antiquity, transporting us back to a remote but pivotal epoch in ancient history, one that sheds light on the rise of Islam as well as the collapse of the Persian Empire. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<
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Bowersock, G. W.:Throne of Adulis. Red Sea Wars on the Eve of Islam. Von G.W. Bowersock.
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[EAN: 9780199739325], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.0], [PU: Oxford University Press], GESCHICHTE; RED SEA / ROTES MEER; ANTIKE ALTERTUM; ADULIS; ISLAM; RELIGIONEN; CHRISTENTUM, J… Mehr…
[EAN: 9780199739325], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.0], [PU: Oxford University Press], GESCHICHTE; RED SEA / ROTES MEER; ANTIKE ALTERTUM; ADULIS; ISLAM; RELIGIONEN; CHRISTENTUM, Jacket, XIX; 181 Seiten; Illustr.; Kt.; 22 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband m. farb. illustr. OUmschlag. Sehr gutes Exemplar; OUmschlag stw. minimals berieben. - Mit Zeitungs-Beilage. - Englisch. - "This is a ground-breaking book. It opens up a world we had not dreamed of. At the far edge of the ancient world, militant Christian warlords from Ethiopia battled a Jewish Arab kingdom in Yemen for the control of South Arabia. Their collision created the crucible from which Islam itself was born. Only a scholar such as Bowersock could conjure up, from the meticulous examination of a few, mysterious inscriptions, horizons that are as wide as they are thrilling and momentous." - PETER BROWN (Verlagstext) // INHALT : Maps and Illustrations ----- Preface ----- Abbreviations x ----- Timeline ----- PROLOGUE ----- Chapter One ----- THE THRONE ----- Chapter Two ----- A CHRISTIAN TRAVELER IN THE RED SEA ----- Chapter Three ----- PTOLEMY'S ELEPHANTS ----- Chapter Four ----- THE KINGDOM OF AXUM ----- Chapter Five CHRISTIANITY COMES TO AXUM ----- Chapter Six JUDAISM COMES TO HIMYAR ----- Chapter Seven ----- THE ETHIOPIAN INVASION OF 525 ----- Chapter Eight ENTRY OF THE GREAT POWERS ----- Chapter Nine RECKONING ----- Appendix ----- Notes ----- Bibliography ----- Index. // Adulis ((auch Adule) war eine noch nicht genau lokalisierte antike Handelsstadt am Roten Meer. Nach dem Periplus Maris Erythraei lag Adulis an einer Bucht an der Küste gegenüber der "Berginsel" unterhalb von Ptolemais, drei Tagesreisen von Koloe (Qohaito?) entfernt und acht Tagesreisen von Aksum. Möglicherweise sind die Ruinen südlich von Massaua am Habas in Eritrea die Reste der Stadt, möglicherweise ist die somalische Region Awdal eine für semitische Sprachen typische Metathese des antiken Stadtnamens. (wiki) ISBN 9780199739325 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550, Books<
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Oxford, University Press, XIX; 181 Seiten; Illustr.; Kt.; 22 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband m. farb. illustr. OUmschlag. Sehr gutes Exemplar; OUmschlag stw. minimals berieben. - Mit Zeitung… Mehr…
Oxford, University Press, XIX; 181 Seiten; Illustr.; Kt.; 22 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband m. farb. illustr. OUmschlag. Sehr gutes Exemplar; OUmschlag stw. minimals berieben. - Mit Zeitungs-Beilage. - Englisch. - "This is a ground-breaking book. It opens up a world we had not dreamed of. At the far edge of the ancient world, militant Christian warlords from Ethiopia battled a Jewish Arab kingdom in Yemen for the control of South Arabia. Their collision created the crucible from which Islam itself was born. Only a scholar such as Bowersock could conjure up, from the meticulous examination of a few, mysterious inscriptions, horizons that are as wide as they are thrilling and momentous." - PETER BROWN ? (Verlagstext) // INHALT : Maps and Illustrations ----- Preface ----- Abbreviations x ----- Timeline ----- PROLOGUE ----- Chapter One ----- THE THRONE ----- Chapter Two ----- A CHRISTIAN TRAVELER IN THE RED SEA ----- Chapter Three ----- PTOLEMY'S ELEPHANTS ----- Chapter Four ----- THE KINGDOM OF AXUM ----- Chapter Five CHRISTIANITY COMES TO AXUM ----- Chapter Six JUDAISM COMES TO HIMYAR ----- Chapter Seven ----- THE ETHIOPIAN INVASION OF 525 ----- Chapter Eight ENTRY OF THE GREAT POWERS ----- Chapter Nine RECKONING ----- Appendix ----- Notes ----- Bibliography ----- Index. // Adulis ((auch Adule) war eine noch nicht genau lokalisierte antike Handelsstadt am Roten Meer. Nach dem Periplus Maris Erythraei lag Adulis an einer Bucht an der Küste gegenüber der "Berginsel" unterhalb von Ptolemais, drei Tagesreisen von Koloe (Qohaito?) entfernt und acht Tagesreisen von Aksum. Möglicherweise sind die Ruinen südlich von Massaua am Habas in Eritrea die Reste der Stadt, möglicherweise ist die somalische Region Awdal eine für semitische Sprachen typische Metathese des antiken Stadtnamens. ? (wiki) ISBN 9780199739325Geschichte [Geschichte; Red Sea / Rotes Meer; Antike / Altertum; Adulis; Islam; Religionen; Christentum] 2013, [PU: Oxford University Press]<
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[EAN: 9780199739325], Neubuch, [PU: Oxford University Press], AFRICA, Just prior to the rise of Islam in the sixth century AD, southern Arabia was embroiled in a violent conflict between Christian Ethiopians and Jewish Arabs. Though little known today, this was an international war that involved both the Byzantine Empire, which had established Christian churches in Ethiopia, and the Sasanian Empire in Persia, which supported the Jews in what became a proxy war against its longtime foe Byzantium.Our knowledge of these events derives largely from an inscribed marble throne at the Ethiopian port of Adulis, meticulously described by a sixth-century Christian merchant known as Cosmas Indicopleustes. Using the writings of Cosmas and a wealth of other historical and archaeological evidence from the period, eminent historian G. W. Bowersock carefully reconstructs this fascinating but overlooked chapter in pre-Islamic Arabian history. The flashpoint of the war, Bowersock tells us, occurred when Yusuf, the Jewish king of Himyar, massacred hundreds of Christians living in Najran. The Christian ruler of Ethiopia, Kaleb, urged on by the Byzantine emperor Justin, led a force of 120,000 men across the Red Sea to defeat Yusuf. But when the victorious Kaleb--said to have retired to a monastery-left behind weak leaders in both Ethiopia and Himyar, the Byzantine and Persian empires expanded their activity in the Arabian territory. In the midst of this conflict, a new religion was born, destined to bring a wholly unanticipated resolution to the power struggle in Arabia.The Throne of Adulis vividly recreates the Red Sea world of Late Antiquity, transporting readers back to a remote but pivotal epoch in ancient history, one that sheds light on the collapse of the Persian Empire as well as the rise of Islam., Books<
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