This is the first book to cover the myriad factors of the Jews revolt against the Romans - from its origin to its lasting consequences - and re-evaluate historical accounts.The calamitous revolt of the Jews against their Roman overlords reverberates down the centuries and is arguably the greatest event in all Jewish history with the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in AD70, fulfilling many messianic prophecies, at the heart of the rebellion.Why did the revolt happen and how did it end with the mass suicide of zealots at Masada in AD73? Is the main source of evidence - The Jewish War by Flavius Josephus - reliable? These questions and more are tackled here in the first book to look at the causes, events and consequences of the conflict in Roman Palestine, whilst assessing the authority of Josephus' eyewitness accounts.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN-13
9781847252487
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96795022
Product Key Features
Author
Susan Sorek
Publication Name
The Jews Against Rome: War in Palestine Ad 66-73
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
History
Publication Year
2008
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
234mm
Item Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Susan Sorek
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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