Palestine in late antiquity
This study of Palestine in late antiquity depicts a time when the fortunes of the 'east' and the 'west' were intimately linked. Thousands of westerners flocked to what became a Christian holy land, while Jerusalem grew from a sleepy Roman town into an international centre of Chri...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2008, c2008
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This study of Palestine in late antiquity depicts a time when the fortunes of the 'east' and the 'west' were intimately linked. Thousands of westerners flocked to what became a Christian holy land, while Jerusalem grew from a sleepy Roman town into an international centre of Christianity and ultimately, Islam |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 429 p. ill., maps |
| ISBN: | 9780191712555 |