International Conference, The World of the Herods and the Nabataeans, Held at the British Museum, 17-19 April 2001 [papers] |
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| Author:
| Kokkinos, Nikos
Politis, Konstantinos D. |
| Contribution by:
| British Museum Staff, |
| Series title: | Oriens et Occidens. Studien zu antiken Kulturkontakten und ihrem Nachleben (O&O) Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-515-08817-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Publisher: | Franz Steiner Verlag
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $94.00 |
Book Description:
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Contents: Preface. Fergus Millar: Introduction: Overview of the Herodian World; Literary and Documentary Evidence - Tessa Rajak: Josephus as Historian of the Herods; David Braund: Greek and Roman Authors on the Herods; Daniel Schwartz: Herod in Ancient Jewish Literature; Alla Kushnir-Stein: Coins of the Herodian Dynasty: The State of Research; Tal Ilan: Ossuaries of the Herodian Period. Archaeology, Art and Architecture - Ehud Netzer: The Ideal City in the Eyes of Herod the Great;...
More DescriptionContents: Preface. Fergus Millar: Introduction: Overview of the Herodian World; Literary and Documentary Evidence - Tessa Rajak: Josephus as Historian of the Herods; David Braund: Greek and Roman Authors on the Herods; Daniel Schwartz: Herod in Ancient Jewish Literature; Alla Kushnir-Stein: Coins of the Herodian Dynasty: The State of Research; Tal Ilan: Ossuaries of the Herodian Period. Archaeology, Art and Architecture - Ehud Netzer: The Ideal City in the Eyes of Herod the Great; Joseph Patrich: Herodian Caesarea: The Urban Space; John Francis Wilson & Vassilios Tzaferis: A Herodian Capital in the North: Caesarea Philippi (Paneas) ; David Jacobson: The Jerusalem Temple of Herod the Great; Andrew Overman, Jack Olive, & Michael Nelson: A Newly Discovered Herodian Temple at Khirbet Omrit in Northern Israel; Yizhar Hirschfeld: Fortified Manor Houses of the Ruling Class in the Herodian Kingdom of Judaea; Sarah Japp: Public and Private Decorative Art in the Time of Herod the Great; Rachel Hachlili: Funerary Practices in Judaea During the Times of the Herods. The Herods in Context - Nikos Kokkinos: The Royal Court of the Herods; Shimon Dar: The Agrarian Economy in the Herodian Period; Duane W. Roller: New Insights into the Building Program of Herod the Great. Appendix - William Horbury: Christian Sources on the Herods; Jerry Vardaman: Research on Herodian Inscriptions since the Seventeenth Century; Israel Shatzman: The Formation of the Herodian Army: Hasmonaean Tradition and Roman Influence; Yoram Tsafrir: Herodian Building Projects and the Romanisation of Judaea.