Language:
English
Year of publication:
2005
Titel der Quelle:
Flavius Josephus and Flavian Rome
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2005) 101-128
Keywords:
Josephus, Flavius.
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Temple of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, Israel) Sources Destruction and pillage
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Jews History To 500
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Monuments History
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Rome History Flavians, 69-96
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Judea (Region) (Israel) History 70-325 A.D., Roman period
Abstract:
This chapter explores in detail the role of the Flavian victory in Judaea in the physical transformation of the city of Rome. The triumph of Vespasian and Titus ex Iudaeis in June 71 CE was an event made more memorable by Josephus' lavish description of it. The defeat of the Jews and the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple were enshrined in the very fabric of the urban center and hence in Roman public memory, reminding the inhabitants of the city of the decisive role played by Vespasian and Titus in that victory. The triumphal arches to Titus (erected in 81 and after his death), the Flavian Amphitheatre (inaugurated in 80), and the Temple of Peace (dedicated in 75) were all related to the Flavian victory in Judaea and helped give the dynasty a lasting legitimacy.
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