North Africa

ISBN: 9780141018096
Published by : Penguin Books Ltd
The history of Carthage is all too often seen through Roman eyes, with the vast majority of surviving ancient sources written by Romans and emphasising Carthaginian perfidy and bellicosity. This book aims to redress the balance, exploring the h... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789042922068
Published by : Peeters Press
This book is a study of various aspects of life in the cities of Roman Africa. It focuses on the position and the role of the plebs, first of all within the Church, and secondly within the Church's secular environment. It argues that the people... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521515474
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage from 248 to his death in the persecution of Valerian in 258, was a key figure in the church during the Decian persecution, and is one of our sole sources writing in the mid 3rd century. This book combines intellectua... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780520254398
Published by : University of California Press
This study of relations between the peasantry and the upper classes in early Christian North Africa aims to challenge common assumptions about the perceived rebelliousness of the peasants. Drawing on archaeological discoveries and contemporary ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781900971102
Published by : Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Society for Libyan Studies Monograph
Volume: 8
The Archaeology of Fazzan is a major series of reports on the archaeology and history of Libya’s south-west desert region.
This volume contains reports and analysis on a series of excavations carried out between 1958 and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781887829717
Published by : John Humphrey
Jerba, an island located at the junction between the east and south coasts of Tunisia, was the subject of a large scale project of survey and excavations which took place from 1996 to 2000. This volume presents the results of excavations and th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781887829755
Published by : John Humphrey
This volume reports on the excavation of a cemetery located in the outskirts of Carthage, and in use in the fifth and sixth centuries AD. As well as analysis of the burials themselves, the tombs and their mosaics, and the minority which contain... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781900971089
Published by : Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Libya Archaeological Guides
This is the first in a new series of guides to the archaeology of Libya, from prehistoric times until the invasion of the Bani Hilal in AD 1051. It deals with a region which offers the visitor not only the classical splendours of UNESCO World H... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783895006463
Published by : Reichert Verlag
Series: Forschungen zur Archäologie Aussereuropäischer Kulturen
Volume: 6
The rock art of southern Morocco can be divided into three main phases. The petroglyphs of the oldest phase, which includes the periods of the Bubalin and the Bovidien, cannot be associated with any ethnographic or written records and are commonly... .... Learn More