Military service and the integration of Jews into the Roman empire / Raúl González-Salinero.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

González Salinero, Raúl, author.

Series:

Brill reference library of Judaism ; v. 72.

The Brill Reference Library of Judaism ; 72

The Brill reference library of Judaism, 1571-5000 ; volume 72

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--History, Military.

Jews.

Rome--History, Military--30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Rome.

Rome--History, Military--Religious aspects.

Rome--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource x, 222 pages) : illustrations (chiefly colour), colour map.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

"According to Raúl González Salinero, the plurality of religious expressions within Judaism prior to the predominance of the rabbinical current disproves the assumption according to which some Jewish customs and precepts (especially the Sabbath) prevented Jews from joining the Roman army without renouncing their ancestral culture. The military exemption occasionally granted to the Jews by the Roman authorities was compatible with their voluntary enlistment (as it was in the Hellenistic armies) in order to obtain Roman citizenship. As the sources attest, Judaism did not pose any insurmountable obstacle to integration of the Jews into the Roman world. They achieved a noteworthy presence in the Roman army by the fourth century CE, at which time the Church's influence over imperial power led to their exclusion from the militia armata"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Raúl González Salinero

Copyright Page / Raúl González Salinero

Dedication / Raúl González Salinero

Preface / Raúl González Salinero

Introduction / Raúl González Salinero

Chapter 1 Jewish Military Service in Hellenistic Armies / Raúl González Salinero

Chapter 2 Jewish Exemptions from Military Service in the Late Republic and the Augustan Principate / Raúl González Salinero

Chapter 3 Jewish Soldiers in the Roman Army during the High Empire / Raúl González Salinero

Chapter 4 During the Later Roman Empire / Raúl González Salinero

Conclusion / Raúl González Salinero

Appendix 1 Violence and the Use of Arms on Sabbath / Raúl González Salinero

Appendix 2 The Inscription of Rufinus the Soldier, from the Via Appia Pignatelli Catacomb (Rome) / Raúl González Salinero

Appendix 3 A Critical Rereading of the Inscription of Flavia Optata Found in Concordia / Raúl González Salinero

Prosopographic Map / Raúl González Salinero

Sources / Raúl González Salinero

Bibliography / Raúl González Salinero

Analytical Index / Raúl González Salinero.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: González-Salinero, Raúl Military Service and the Integration of Jews into the Roman Empire

ISBN:

9789004507258

9004507256 (electronic bk.)

OCLC:

1289618616

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004507258 DOI