Rome and Jerusalem : the clash of ancient civilizations /

• Main Author: Goodman, Martin 1953- (συγγραφέας.)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2007.
• Subjects: Εβραίοι > Ιστορία > 168 π.Χ.-135 μ.Χ.

A magisterial history of the titanic struggle between the Roman and Jewish worlds that led to the destruction of Jerusalem. Martin Goodman--equally renowned in Jewish and in Roman studies--examines this conflict, its causes, and its consequences with unprecedented authority and thoroughness. He deli...

Table of Contents:

• The main witness
• The destruction of Jerusalem, 66-70 CE
• A tale of two cities
• One world under Rome
• Diversity and toleration
• Identities
• Communities
• Perspectives
• Lifestyles
• Government
• Politics
• Romans and Jews
• The road to destruction, 37 BCE-70 CE
• Reactions, 70-312 CE
• The growth of the church
• A new Rome and a new Jerusalem
• The origins of antisemitism.