Keyword: Semitic

Sports and Games in the Ancient Near East

Shane M. Thompson et al.

Collected essays from specialists in the fields of archaeology, iconography, and textual studies highlight ways in which sports and games were present within the cultic and mythological aspects of life in the ancient Near East. As importantly, they also call attention to the role that sports and games played in ancient societies. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00

How to Read Ancient Texts

Anthony J. Frendo

This book foregrounds the principles of interpretation that scholars employ when reading ancient inscriptions. In order to better come to grips with Canaanite, such as Phoenician, inscriptions, we need to first understand how people wrote and read texts in the ancient Mediterranean world, including that of the Greeks and Romans. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00 | Open Access

Maritime-Related Cults in the Coastal Cities of Philistia during the Roman Period

Simona Rodan

This study questions the origins and traditions of the cultic rites practised during Roman times in ‘Peleshet’ (Philistia), located along the southern shores of the Land of Israel. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00