The Harvest of Hellenism: A History of the Near East from Alexander the Great to the Triumph of Christianity

800 pp. "The Harvest of Hellenism is a history of the Near East from the time of Alexander the Great to that of Constantine the Great -- that is, from the 4th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D. The unifying element is the theme of Hellenism, which shaped, or at least radically affected, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam."