There was racism in the ancient world, after all. This groundbreaking book refutes the common belief that the ancient Greeks and Romans harbored "ethnic and cultural," but not racial, prejudice.

This is a collection of studies on the Roman Near East and Judaea, on Jewish history in the Roman period and on the Roman army in general.

This is the first comprehensive treatment of the Roman military presence in the Near East. Using both well-known and neglected sources, Professor Isaac reassesses the means by which Rome achieved and maintained her contorl over the region.

This volume collects most of Benjamin Isaac's published articles and book chapters of the last two decades, many of which are not easy to access, and republishes them for the first time along with some brand new chapters.

The Jews of ancient Babylonia left their mark on the history on the Jewish people more than those of any other country in the Diaspora.