Ancient Damascus A Historical Study of the Syrian City-State from Earliest Times Until its Fall to the Assyrians in 732 B. C. E.

E-274: Eisenbrauns. Very Good. 1987. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Eisenbrauns, Winona Lake, IN. 1987. 240 pgs. Myth and Poetics. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This study is the first detailed synthesis of the epigraphic and archaeological evidence for ancient Damascus in this generation. Pitard surveys the geographical setting of the area, its development as the land of Apum in the Middle Bronze Age, growth in the Late Bronze Age, and the emergence of the powerful city-state in the Iron Age, including its relations with the Israelite kingdoms, and finally its fall at the hand of the Assyrians. EB; 9.1 X 6.1 X 0.9 inches; 240 pages .