Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine |
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| Author:
| Weiss, Zeev |
| Series title: | Revealing Antiquity Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-04831-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $62.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.