The Near East under Roman rule : : selected papers / / by Benjamin Isaac.

• Superior document: Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum, 177
• Author: Isaac, Benjamin H.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : Brill,, 1998.
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Edición: 1st ed.
• Idioma: English; Hebrew
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 177.
• Descrición Física: 1 online resource (xvii, 481 pages) :; illustrations, map.

The studies in this collection deal with a variety of subjects. Their focus is the Roman Empire in the East, the Roman army, Judaea in the Roman period, and Jewish history. Inscriptions are published in them and literary sources discussed. First, Judaea in the period before the arrival of the Romans as well as under Roman rule forms the centre of attention. Here, articles on specific documents are presented and historical problems discussed ranging from the Seleucid period to the Later Roman Empire. The second part of the book contains studies of the wider area and the third part is concerned with the Roman army, its organisation and aims in the Frontier areas. Many of these papers are hard to find and it is particularly valuable to have all of them together and logically arranged in one volume. Moreover extensive discussions of recent publications and newly published material have been added here.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Benjamin Isaac -- A Seleucid Inscription From Jamnia-on-the-Sea: Antiochus V Eupator and the Sidonians / Benjamin Isaac -- A Donation for Herod’s Temple in Jerusalem / Benjamin Isaac -- Two Greek Inscriptions from Tell Abu-Shusha / Benjamin Isaac -- A Milestone of a.d. 69 from Judaea: The Elder Trajan and Vespasian / Benjamin Isaac -- Vespasian’s Titulature in a.d. 69 / Benjamin Isaac -- Milestones in Judaea: From Vespasian to Constantine / Benjamin Isaac -- A Flavian Inscription from Jerusalem / Benjamin Isaac -- Roman Colonies in Judaea: The Foundation of Aelia Capitolina / Benjamin Isaac -- Judaea after a.d. 70 / Benjamin Isaac -- Bandits in Judaea and Arabia / Benjamin Isaac -- The Babatha Archive / Benjamin Isaac -- Judaea in the Early Years of Hadrian’s Reign / Benjamin Isaac -- Legio II Traiana in Judaea / Benjamin Isaac -- Legio II Traiana in Judaea-A Reply / Benjamin Isaac -- Cassius Dio on the Revolt of Bar Kokhba / Benjamin Isaac -- The Revolt of Bar Kokhba: Ideology and Modern Scholarship / Benjamin Isaac -- Ethnic Groups in Judaea under Roman Rule / Benjamin Isaac -- Orientals and Jews in the Historia Augusta: Fourth-Century Prejudice and Stereotypes / Benjamin Isaac -- Eusebius and the Geography of Roman Provinces / Benjamin Isaac -- The Decapolis in Syria: A Neglected Inscription / Benjamin Isaac -- Tax Collection in Roman Arabia: New Evidence from the Babatha Archive / Benjamin Isaac -- Inscriptions from Southern Jordan / Benjamin Isaac -- The Meaning of Limes and Limitanei in Ancient Sources / Benjamin Isaac -- Hierarchy and Command-Structure in the Roman Army / Benjamin Isaac -- An Open Frontier / Benjamin Isaac -- Military Diplomas and Extraordinary Levies / Benjamin Isaac -- The Army in the Late Roman East: The Persian Wars and the Defence of the Byzantine Provinces / Benjamin Isaac -- Index / Benjamin Isaac -- Supplements to Mnemosyne / J.M. Bremer , L.F. Janssen , H. Pinkster , H.W. Pleket , C.J. Ruijgh and P.H. Schrijvers.