ISBN:
9781315678900 (ebook)
,
9781317392576 (ebook)
Language:
English
Pages:
375 pages.
Year of publication:
2016
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in ancient history
DDC:
327.3303709/014
Keywords:
Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Rome Foreign relations
;
Palestine Foreign relations
;
Rome Foreign relations 510-30 B.C.
Abstract:
"Rome and Judaea explores the nature of Judaea's first diplomatic mission to Rome during the Maccabean revolt: did it result in a sanctioned treaty or was it founded instead on amity? This book breaks new ground in this debate by bringing to light the "Roman-Jewish Friendship tablet," a newly discovered piece of evidence that challenges the theory Rome ratified an official treaty with Judaea. Incorporating interdisciplinary research and this new textual evidence, the book argues that Roman-Jewish relations during the Maccabean revolt were motivated by the Roman concept of diplomatic friendship, or amicitia."--Provided by publisher.
Description / Table of Contents:
The Jewish embassy to Rome in the ancient sources -- New evidence: the Roman-Jewish friendship tablet -- Prior diplomatic contact between the Romans and the Jews -- Judas Maccabaeus: from guerilla leader to diplomat -- Jewish ambassadors go to Rome -- Roman international friendship -- The treaty hypothesis revisited -- The outcome of the embassy -- From Jonathan to John Hyrcanus I.
URL:
Online available (Ebook Central)
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