ISBN-13
9781138932913
Publisher
Routledge
Publication Date
12 December 2016
Age Range
NA - NA years
Dimensions
23.37 x 15.75 x 2.54 CM
Shipping Weight
0.79 Kg
Pages
350
Language
English
Grade Level
NA - NA
Rome and Judaea explores the nature of Judaea's first diplomatic mission to Rome during the Maccabean revolt: did it result in a sanctioned treaty or was it founded instead on amity? This book breaks new ground in this debate by bringing to light the "Roman-Jewish Friendship tablet," a newly discovered piece of evidence that challenges the theory Rome ratified an official treaty with Judaea. Incorporating interdisciplinary research and this new textual evidence, the book argues that Roman-Jewish relations during the Maccabean revolt were motivated by the Roman concept of diplomatic friendship, or amicitia.