Aelia Capitolina in context : Roman policy in Judaea in the time of Hadrian / by Miriam Ben Zeev Hofman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hofman, Miriam Ben Zeev, author.

Series:

Interdisciplinary studies in ancient culture and religion ; 24.

Interdisciplinary studies in ancient culture and religion ; 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jerusalem--History.

Jerusalem.

Jerusalem--History--Siege, 70 A.D.

Rome--Colonies--Jerusalem.

Rome.

Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138.

Hadrian.

Physical Description:

xvii, 224 pages : 34 illustrations (partly color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Peeters, 2023.

Summary:

"This book focuses upon the colony Aelia Capitolina founded by Hadrian on the ruins of Jerusalem, within the general context of his politics of Empire and in particular that of the new developments which had taken place in Judaea since the beginning of his reign. Our knowledge has recently been greatly enhanced thanks to the archaeological excavations carried out in and around Jerusalem. Those of the Shu'afat neighbourhood in north-eastern Jerusalem, 4 km north of the ancient Jerusalem, enlighten us as to what may have been the actual significance of the establishment of the new colony for the Judean Jews, while the excavations carried out in the Old City of Jerusalem allow us to date both the official foundation, presumably two years before the outbreak of the Bar Kokhba War, and the very beginning of the preparatory works, about a decade earlier. These data, in turn, enable us to infer that the founding of the new colony may be seen as one of the causes leading up to the Bar Kokhba War that was to break out a few years later." --Provided by publisher

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-213) and index.

Other Format:

e-book version

ISBN:

9789042948365

9042948361

OCLC:

1381749972

Publisher Number:

9789042948365