The Near East during the Hellenistic and Roman periods has been studied for centuries. This Handbook includes fifty chapters written by experts from a variety of disciplines: archaeology (including classical, near eastern, and Islamic), ancient history, anthropology, art history, data and network science, epigraphy, and historiography. Together, these chapters shed a fresh light on the vast regions that made up the Hellenistic and Roman Near East. The material and written evidence from the region is considered side-by-side with historical sources as well as scientific data coming out of archaeological science and network science, and shows how new knowledge about the region can be brought to the forefront of current literature on the subject.

In line with UrbNet's exploration of the evolution of urbanism and urban networks in the past, the Handbook's thorough examination of the sites, locations, and networks of the Hellenistic and Roman Near East, along with its overviews of the centuries-long history of research, presents readers with the latest research on this diverse and culturally rich region and its abundant cultural heritage.

Raja, R. (ed.) (2025). The Oxford Handbook of the Hellenistic and Roman Near East, Oxford: Oxford University Press.