Apollonia-Arsuf: Final Report of the Excavations. Volume I - The Persian and Hellenistic Period [Appolonia, Arsin, Arsuph, Arsur, Arsuth, Assur, Orsuf, Sozusa] [THIS VOLUME ONLY].

RARE FIRST VOLUME of the final report of the excavations of the Persian and Hellenistic settlements at the site of Apollonia-Arsuf - an ancient city south of Caesarea, Israel. In Hellenistic and Roman Judea the city was called Apollonia (renamed in the late Roman era to Sozusa), and after falling to the Muslim conquest in 640 and fortified against Byzantine attacks, was known as Arsuf (Latinized Arsur). Re-conquered by the kingdom of Jerusalem in 1101, it was a strategically important fortress in the Third Crusade, during which the Battle of Arsuf (1191) was fought nearby. The fortress fell to the Mamluks in 1265 and was destroyed. The site of Arsuf (Tel Arshaf) is now in Herzliya municipality, Israel, and was intensively excavated from 1994 and opened for visitors as Apollonia National Park in 2002. This volume is the first in the series of three (in preparation). Contains many color and b&w plates and figures. 275x225mm. XVI+300 pages. Dark blue cloth Hardcover with gilt front cover and spine. Cover and spine somewhat stained/dirty. Cover upper corners wrinkled/slightly bumped. Spine edges rubbed. Spine bottom edge slightly wrinkled. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare report of excavations of an important cite in Persian, Hellenistic, Roman and medieval periods, is in good condition.

Edizione: (with appendices on the chalcolithic and iron age ii remains). [series]: tel-aviv university, sonia and marco nadler institute of archaeology monograph series - no.16.