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Between Rome and Jerusalem 300 Years of Roman-Judaean Relations
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Martin Sicker
Book Code: C7140
ISBN: 0-275-97140-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97140-3
216 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 1/30/2001
List Price: $106.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This book is suitable for use in an undergraduate course in geopolitics or Middle Eastern or Roman History, or for background information for graduate students in these areas. General readers, with an interest in Judaean or Roman History, will also find this book informative.
    —Suite101.com
Description: However, because of the unique character of its religion and culture, which bred an intense nationalism unknown elsewhere in the ancient world, Judaea turned out to be a weak link holding the Roman Empire in the east together. As such, it became a factor of some importance in the protracted struggle of Rome and Parthia for hegemony in southwest Asia. Judaea thus took on a political and strategic significance that was grossly disproportionate to its size and made its subjugation and domination an imperative of Roman foreign policy for two centuries, from Pompeius to Hadrian. In effect, the history of the period may be viewed as the story of the conflict between Roman imperialism and Judaean nationalism. A fresh look at ancient Middle Eastern and Roman history that will be invaluable for students and scholars of ancient history, post-biblical Jewish history and of Christian origins.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Historical Background
  • The Hasmonean Revolt
  • A Jewish State is Born
  • Pharisees and Sadducees
  • The Era of Jannaeus and Alexandra
  • The Succession Crisis and Roman Intervention
  • The Rise of the Antipatrids
  • The Era of Julius Caesar
  • Herod and Marcus Antonius
  • The Reign of Herod the Great
  • Herod and Augustus Caesar
  • The Herodians
  • Judaea Becomes a Roman Province
  • Pontius Pilate: Procurator of Judaea
  • The Era of Agrippa
  • Prelude to the Great Revolt
  • The Great Revolt Erupts
  • The Fall of Jerusalem
  • Aftermath of the Destruction
  • Hadrian and the Last Revolt
  • Afterword
  • Bibliography
LC Card Number: 00-058009
LCC Class: DS121
Dewey Class: 933
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