{"product_id":"a-companion-to-north-africa-in-antiquity-isbn-9781444350012","title":"A Companion to North Africa in Antiquity","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplore a one-of-a-kind and authoritative resource on Ancient North Africa\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to North Africa in Antiquity,\u003c\/i\u003e edited by a recognized leader in the field, is the first reference work of its kind in English. It provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of North Africa's rich history from the Protohistoric period through Late Antiquity (1000 BCE to the 800 CE).   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComprised of twenty-four thematic and topical essays by established and emerging scholars covering the area between ancient Tripolitania and the Atlantic Ocean, including the Sahara, the volume introduces readers to Ancient North Africa's environment, peoples, institutions, literature, art, economy and more, taking into account the significant body of new research and fieldwork that has been produced over the last fifty years.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to North Africa in Antiquity\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for anyone interested in this important region of the Ancient World. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. Bruce Hitchner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorth Africa Maps xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations xxiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors xxv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Setting the Stage 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Historiography of North Africa in Antiquity: An Overview 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR. Bruce Hitchner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Archaeology 9\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid L. Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Environment of North Africa 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilippe Leveau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Africa in the First Millennium BCE 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Libyan Culture and Society 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoan Sanmartí\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Beyond Barbarians: The Garamantes of the Libyan Sahara 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid J. Mattingly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Punic Carthage 81\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIván Fumadó Ortega\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Africa under the Roman Republic 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew S. Hobson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Roman Period (146 BCE–439 CE) 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 African Rome. The City of Carthage from its Roman (Re-)foundation to the End of the Byzantine Period 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRalf Bockmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Roman Imperial Administration 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJesper Carlsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Army 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatrice Faure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Roman North African Urbanism 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJ. Andrew Dufton and Elizabeth Fentress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Rural Settlement, Land Use, and Economy 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMariette de Vos Raaijmakers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 The African Economy: The Ceramic Evidence 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichel Bonifay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Prose Literature 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStéphanie Guédon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Architecture and Art 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiccolò Mugnai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Transforming Religion under the Roman Empire: The Case of Africa 285\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatthew M. McCarty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Society and Culture in Late Roman Africa 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulio Cesar Magalhães de Oliveira\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Mauri in Late Antiquity 317\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndy Merrills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Imperial and Late Latin Poetry from North Africa 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelen Kaufmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Christian North Africa in Antiquity 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Leone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV From the Vandal Kingdom to the Arab Conquest (439–711 CE) 373\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Vandals 375\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan P. Conant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Byzantine Period 391\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndy Merrills\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Late Roman, Vandal, and Byzantine Coinage in Africa 410\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCécile Morrisson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 The Arab Conquests and the End of Ancient Africa? 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCorisande Fenwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of outstanding scientific quality and an important contribution to research on North Africa. It provides an overview of two millennia across a culturally diverse zone spanning 'from the ancient Syrtes in modern West Libya to the Atlantic in Morocco, as well as the Sahara Desert'. It will be indispensable to English-speaking students and scholars for future research on ancient North Africa.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Roman Studies\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With the presentation of the volume, the editor and the authors have succeeded in creating a standard work for North African antiquity (and beyond), which over the next few years will set a standard that has rarely been achieved in terms of its completeness and diachronic structure.\" (\u003ci\u003ePLEKOS\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book is a great addition to the study of North Africa in Antiquity and will undoubtedly help orient those interested in this field. In addition, it is recommended for university courses on subjects related to the book, as the bibliography and further reading sections of each chapter are very useful and up to date.\" (\u003ci\u003eArchivo Español de Arqueología\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. Bruce Hitchner\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classical Studies and International Relations, and Chair of Classical Studies at Tufts. He has directed major archaeological projects in both Tunisia and France. His research and scholarship is focused on the economy and society of the Roman World, and he is also a policy specialist and author of work on contemporary Bosnia and the Western Balkans.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to North Africa in Antiquity,\u003c\/i\u003e edited by a recognized leader in the field, is the first reference work of its kind in English. 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