Publisher's Synopsis
A handbook for the political history of prehellenistic Syria, informing on all pertinent sources and giving an outline of about two millennia of Syrian history. It offers a concise survey of the history of Syria from the first written testimonies to the time when the Orient was conquered by Alexander the Great.;Each chapter starts with an introduction into the pertinent archives and continues with an outline history referring to all relevant textual sources and to the scholarly discussion. Material from the cuneiform texts of Ebla to the testimony of the Bible is presented as clearly as possible.
