The Mediterranean in Antiquity: New Perspectives from Prehistory to the Byzantine Period (Mediterranean Studies in Antiquity) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1009532359 ISBN 13: 9781009532358

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2026

Synopsis

This is a cross-disciplinary study of the Mediterranean, which combines archaeology, historiography, ecology, climate, globalization, and network theories. It situates the Mediterranean both within and beyond traditional area studies, promoting broader, comparative, and cross-disciplinary approaches to antiquity. Its nine contributions, written by internationally recognized scholars within their respective study areas, challenge existing frameworks and encourage scholars to rethink how the Mediterranean is conceptualized, drawing on renewed concepts and diverse evidence. The studies guide the reader to desert environments such as the Sahara, Egypt, Palmyra, and Greece, while exploring topics including urban religion, mythology, social complexity, and iconography.

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About the Author

Rubina Raja is Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at Aarhus University and Director of the Centre for Urban Network Evolutions. She has published extensively on the Mediterranean and bordering regions with a strong focus on visual culture, self-representation and urban societies from the Hellenistic period to early Medieval times.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009532359
• ISBN 13: 9781009532358
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Raja Rubina