Josephus

The Jewish War (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Goodman, Martin / Übersetzer: Hammond, Martin

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'I am Josephus...I myself fought against the Romans' In August of AD 70 the city of Jerusalem was destroyed by Roman forces after a six-month siege. This was the disastrous outcome of a Jewish revolt against Roman domination which began in AD 66 with some early success, but soon became mired in factional conflict. The war ended in the destruction of the famous Jewish Temple (rebuilt by Herod the Great a century before). The remarkable story of the war is narrated by an eye-witness and participant, Josephus. He was at first a rebel commander, then after his capture, supported Titus in the final assault on Jerusalem. Josephus spares no detail of a horrific conflict - atrocities on both sides, the reign of terror in Jerusalem, the appalling conditions of the siege, and the final mass suicide at Masada. His vivid narrative is our prime source for this period of history. It is a dramatic story, with resonances to the present day.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780191057601
• Artikelnr.: 47614169

Autorenporträt

Martin Hammond retired as the Headmaster of Tonbridge School in 2005. He has previously translated Arrian's Alexander the Great (2013) and Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War (2009) for Oxford World's Classics, as well as Homer's Iliad (Penguin, 1987) and Odyssey (Bloomsbury, 2014). His translation of Procopius' The Secret History for Oxford World's Classics is forthcoming. Martin Goodman is President of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies and Reader in Jewish Studies at the University of Oxford. He has edited a number of books including Rabbinic Texts and the History of Late-Roman Palestine (BA/OUP, 2011), The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies (OUP, 2002), and Representations of Empire: Rome and the Mediterranean World (BA/OUP, 2002). His authored books include Rome and Jerusalem: the clash of ancient civilizations (Allen Lane, 2007) and Judaism in the Roman World: Collected Studies (Brill, 2007)

Inhaltsangabe

The Jewish War - Josephus Foreword to This Edition Introduction Josephus'
Life Josephus' Works Josephus as a Historian
THE JEWISH WAR
Preface 1. Herod's Predecessors 2. Herod's Rise to Power 3. Herod Master of
Palestine 4. Herod's Murder of Mariamme and her Children 5. Herod's Murder
of his Heir, and Death 6. The Rise and Fall of Archelaus 7. Judaea under
Roman Rule 8. War Clouds 9. The Outbreak of War 10. Josephus Governor of
Galilee 11. The Coming of Vespasian and Titus 12. Josephus the Prisoner of
Vespasian 13. Vespasian's Conquering Advance 14. Factions in Jerusalem 15.
Atrocities in the City. Vespasian's Intervention 16. Vespasian Emperor 17.
The Siege of Jerusalem - First Stages 18. Two Walls Captured 19. The
Horrors of the Siege 20. Antonia Captured and Destroyed 21. The Temple
Burnt and the City Taken 22. Jerusalem Destroyed: Roman Celebrations 23.
Cleaning-up Operations Notes Appendixes: A. Bandits, Terrorists, Sicarii
and Zealots B. Roman Provincial Administration and Defence C. Money D.
Josephus' Calendar E. Qumran F. The Slavonic Versions of The Jewish War
Chronological Table Maps and Plans: The Eastern Mediterranean Palestine
Jerusalem in A. D. 70 Herod's Temple Enclosure Herod's Temple The Herodian
Family Glossary of Technical Terms Bibliography Index