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Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

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Description for Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine Hardback. Wishing to ingratiate himself with Rome, Herod the Great built theaters, amphitheaters, and hippodromes to bring pagan entertainments of all sorts to Palestine. Zeev Weiss explores how the indigenous Jewish and Christian populations responded, as both spectators and performers, to these cultural imports, which left a lasting imprint on the region. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAL; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBJF1; HBLA1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 672.

Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine introduces readers to the panoply of public entertainment that flourished in Palestine from the first century BCE to the sixth century CE. Drawing on a trove of original archaeological and textual evidence, Zeev Weiss reconstructs an ancient world where Romans, Jews, and Christians intermixed amid a heady brew of shouts, roars, and applause to watch a variety of typically pagan spectacles.

Ancient Roman society reveled in many such spectacles—dramatic performances, chariot races, athletic competitions, and gladiatorial combats—that required elaborate public venues, often maintained at great expense. Wishing to ingratiate himself with ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Condition
New
Series
Revealing Antiquity
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674048317
SKU
V9780674048317
Shipping Time
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About Zeev Weiss
Zeev Weiss is Eleazar L. Sukenik Professor of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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