Red Sea from Byzantium to the Caliphate

Timothy Power is the lecturer in Islamic archaeology at the University College London, Qatar. He was previously a consultant to the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage. He has worked on numerous archaeological excavations in Egypt, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates.

• Red Sea StudiesThe Chronological Parameters of InvestigationThe Geographical Parameters of InvestigationThe Late Roman Erythra Thalassa (ca. 325–525)IntroductionThe Formation of Late Antiquity in the Red SeaNorthern Ports and HinterlandsEmporia and MerchantsSouthern Ports and HinterlandsDevelopment of Commerce and CommunicationsContested Hegemony (ca. 525–685)Persian Hegemony (ca. 570–630)Arab Hegemony (ca. 630–85)The ‘Long’ Eighth Century (ca. 685–830)Hijazi Ports and HinterlandsYemeni Ports and HinterlandsSudanese Ports and HinterlandsThe Early Islamic Bahr al-Qulzum (ca. 830–970)Sudanese Ports and HinterlandsSouthern Ports and HinterlandsConclusion: The ‘Long’ Late Antiquity from the Perspective of the Red SeaMuslim Conquests and the Caliphate in the Red SeaLegacies: Creating the World of the Cairo GenizaGazetteer of SitesBibliography of Latin, Greek, Coptic, and Syriac SourcesBibliography of Arabic and Persian SourcesBibliography of Secondary Literature