Defining time and space -- Early inklings -- Gods, gods, gods -- Cities, states, and gods -- The lure of Egypt, 4000-1400 BCE -- The gods of Egypt -- The Akhenaten dream, 1350-1300 BCE -- Practice in ...

Expertise: Archaeology and history of ancient and late antique Christianity. Material culture and religions of eastern Mediterranean and the Near East. Monasticism in Eastern Mediterranean World.

The ancient Assyrians have been judged somewhat unfairly as brutal people whose only desire was to conquer their neighbors. Although this is true to some extent, it overlooks the important role the ...

1. Introduction. 1.1. Historical background : the ancient Near East in the Late Bronze Age -- 2. Identity as a theoretical framework in the study of ancient art. 2.1. Is identity a valid tool for ...