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The city in Roman Palestine / Daniel Sperber.
LIBRA DS111.1 .S74 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sperber, Daniel.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and towns, Ancient--Palestine.
- Cities and towns, Ancient.
- Palestine--Civilization--History--To 1500.
- Palestine.
- Jews--History--70-638.
- Jews.
- History.
- Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
- Rabbinical literature.
- Palestine--Antiquities.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 200 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- This book is a study of the city and urban life in Roman Palestine during the Talmudic period, 100-400 B.C. Rather than focus on a specific city, Daniel Sperber synthesizes what is known about city life in Talmudic Palestine to create a paradigmatic hypothetical Palestinian city. Drawing on numerous literary records for his information, he describes the structure and use of many physical aspects of the city, such as its markets, pubs, streets, bathhouses, roads, walls, toilets, and water supply. Rounding out the study is a chapter describing the archeological evidence, written by Sperber's colleague, Professor Joshua Schwartz. With the recent upsurge of interest in urbanization in the Greco-Roman world, The City in Roman Palestine will attract not only scholars of Judaic literature and history, but also classicists and ancient historians.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 019509882X
- OCLC:
- 39300186
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