In the Shadow of the Caesars: Jewish Life in Roman Italy

Samuele Rocca

ISBN 10: 9004517049 / ISBN 13: 9789004517042

Published by Brill Sep 2022, 2022

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Neuware - The main contribution of this book is that it tries to determine how the Jews answered the challenges of Roman society. Thus, the book presents a refreshing approach to the nature of the Roman attitude toward Judaism and the Jews. In addition, it provides the first detailed examination of the demography and geography of the Jewish communities in Roman Italy. The book also offers a new look at the legal standing of the Jewish communitarian organization. Last but not least, this study also addresses the various facets of the culture of the Jews living in Roman Italy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Shadow of the Caesars: Jewish Life in Roman Italy
• Publisher: Brill Sep 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004517049
• ISBN 13: 9789004517042
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 155H x 21D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 676 grams

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Synopsis

The main contribution of this book is that it tries to determine how the Jews answered the challenges of Roman society. Thus, the book presents a refreshing approach to the nature of the Roman attitude toward Judaism and the Jews. In addition, it provides the first detailed examination of the demography and geography of the Jewish communities in Roman Italy. The book also offers a new look at the legal standing of the Jewish communitarian organization. Last but not least, this study also addresses the various facets of the culture of the Jews living in Roman Italy.

About the Author

Samuele Rocca, Ph.D. (2007), University of Bar Ilan, is senior lecturer at Ariel University, Israel. He has published monographs, such as Herod’s Judaea (2008), and many articles focusing on Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period and Late Antiquity.