Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Minor Abbreviations xiii
5. Abbreviations and Bibliography xv
6. Acknowledgments xxiii
7. Introduction 1
8. I: Part 1: Background to the Early Imperial Period 5
9. I: Part 2: The Early Imperial Walled Remains, 31 b.c.–a.d. 115 9
10. II: Part 1: Sanctuary Development from a.d. 115–262 69
11. II: Part 2: Building Alterations before the a.d. 262 Earthquake 125
12. III: Part 1: Background to the Years a.d. 262–365 129
13. III: Part 2: The Sanctuary’s Final Construction 133
14. III: Part 3: Squatter Period Walls (fig. 62) 143
15. IV: Part 1: Sanctuary Iconoclasm 153
16. IV: Part 2: Similar Activities Outside the Region 161
17. IV: Part 3: The Cult’s Final Years: Christianity’s Advent and Impact on the Cult 167
18. V. Conclusion 173
19. Appendix: The Inscriptions on Stone and Lead 181
20. Arabic Summary 209
21. Index 211