Potts D.T. The Arabian Gulf in Antiquity: Volume II: From Alexander the Great to the Coming of Islam

Clarendon (Oxford University Press), 1990. — 408 p. — ISBN-13 978-0198143918.
The Arabian Gulf has become in recent years one of the most promising new areas of research in ancient near-eastern archaeology. Until now, however, no attempt has been made to synthesize the archaeology and history of this region from the beginnings of human settlement to the rise of Islam. This magisterial two-volume work draws on a wide array of archaeological, epigraphic, and literary sources to present the first comprehensive study of the area. Volume II covers the period from Alexander the Great to the coming of Islam, including full discussion of the history of Christianity in the area. Volume are illustrated with numerous line drawings and plates.