Caesarea Maritima: A Retrospective After Two Millennia (Documenta Et Monumenta Orientis Antiqui, V. 21)

FIRST EDITION, 1ST PRINTING, HARDCOVER with DUST JACKET - Caesarea Maritima: A Retrospective After Two Millennia (Documenta Et Monumenta Orientis Antiqui) edited by Avner Raban and Kenneth G. Holum is a Brill hardcover First Edition/First Printing (Even though a book may state First Edition, it may not be a true First Printing. This copy is guaranteed to be a true First Edition and First Printing). The book was published in 1996 - ISBN 9789004103788. The book is in good condition with only a anme, and the dust jacket is also good with only some minor fraying/creasing - it still has its fold-out map. This copy would make a special addition to any collection or library. "This deluxe volume contains 40 papers from an international symposium - held on January 3-11, 1995 - on Caesarea Maritima, a celebrated Jewish, Roman, and Early Christian city. Climaxing a major excavation campaign in 1992-95, the book treats the city's archaeology, history, and culture comprehensively, from urban development and economy to epigraphy, sculpture, and ceramics. Papers on Caesarea and religious thought discuss Origen, Eusebius, rabbinic literature, Jewish and Christian academies, and the famous library. Spectacular discoveries, some published here for the first time, include Herod's amphitheater and royal palace, later headquarters of Pontius Pilate and other governors; Roman and Byzantine baths; the Temple to Roma and Augustus; and notably the artificial harbor Sebastos, explored under water, a monument of ancient technology and engineer. Included are fold-out site maps and color aerial photographs showing the latest excavations and the entire site!" It is wonderfully illustrated. The book is huge 694 pages and approximately 9 x 12 inches. This is an exceptional book and read. You can buy with confidence, we have been selling books for over 50 years. Thanks for buying.