The Jews against Rome / Susan Sorek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fern, Susan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Josephus, Flavius. De bello Judaico.

Josephus, Flavius.

Jews--History--Rebellion, 66-73.

Jews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, [England] ; New York, New York : Continuum, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The calamitous revolt of the Jews against their Roman overlords reverberates down the centuries and is arguably the greatest event in all Jewish history with the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in AD70, fulfilling many messianic prophecies, at the heart of the rebellion. Why did the revolt happen and how did it end with the mass suicide of zealots at Masada in AD73? Is the main source of evidence - The Jewish War by Flavius Josephus - reliable? These questions and more are tackled here in the first book to look at the causes, events and consequences of the conflict in Roman Palestine, w

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1 The Historical Background: 198 BC-AD 66; 2 Josephus and his Histories; 3 The Causes of Revolution According to Josephus (I); 4 The Causes of Revolution According to Josephus (II); 5 Insurrection: AD 65-66; 6 The March on Jerusalem; 7 Josephus in Galilee; 8 The Siege of Jotapata; 9 Final Conflict in Galilee; 10 Civil War in Judaea; 11 Civil War in Rome; 12 The Battle for Jerusalem; 13 The Final Conflict; 14 The Zealots' Last Stand; 15 Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

"War in Palestine AD 66-73"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-87064-5

9786612870644

0-8264-3676-5

OCLC:

676697961