Diaspora Jews Amidst Greeks and Romans |
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| Author:
| Gruen, Erich S. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-01606-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2004 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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What was life like for Jews settled throughout the Mediterranean world of Classical antiquity--and what place did Jewish communities have in Greco-Roman civilization? This account of the Jewish diaspora from Alexander the Great's conquest of the Near East to the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple offers some surprising conclusions.
What was life like for Jews settled throughout the Mediterranean world of Classical antiquity--and what place did Jewish communities have in Greco-Roman civilization? This account of the Jewish diaspora from Alexander the Great's conquest of the Near East to the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple offers some surprising conclusions.