Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Note V
3. Preface VII
4. Abbreviations Used in The Subsequent Pages XI
5. Contents XIII
6. Part I
7. I . Introduction 3
8. II. Population 13
9. III. Period of Foreign Domination 18
10. IV. Israelitish Period 30
11. V. Persian Period 41
12. VI. Hellenistic Period 46
13. VII. The Roman Period 55
14. VIII. The Moslem Conquest 73
15. IX. Period of The Crusades 80
16. X. The Turkish Period 89
17. XI. The Modern City 106
18. Part II
19. XII. Cult and Deities of Gaza 115
20. XIII. The Calendar at Gaza 125
21. XIV. Inscriptions 139
22. XV. Antiquities at Gaza 152
23. XVI. Coins 157
24. XVII. Games, Industries, Trade Routes 161
25. Index 167
26. Biblical Passages 181