Major scholars in North America, Europe, and the Middle East provide a variety of fresh studies on the history, literature, religion, and art of Egypt, Israel,

What is a city, and what forms did urbanization take in different times and places? How do peoples and nations define themselves and perceive foreigners? Questi

These studies on the history, art, religions, and literature of Egypt and the ancient Near East include discussions of previously unpublished archaeological exc

Provides an introduction to the major religions of the ancient Mediterranean and explores current research regarding the similarities and differences among them

From their personal lives at home to their roles in the realms of religion, health, economics, governance, war, philosophy, and poetry, this is the story of anc