Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

Zeev Weiss

Zeev Weiss

Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

In: Revealing Antiquity, 21

Harvard University Press | 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674726628

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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.

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WeissZeev: Zeev Weiss is Eleazar L. Sukenik Professor of Archaeology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Frontmatter Free access PDF PDF	i
Contents Free access PDF PDF	vii
Preface Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	ix
Introduction Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	1
1 The Beginning: The Introduction of Public Spectacles and Competitions into Ancient Palestine Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	11
2 Shaping the City’s Landscape: Buildings for Mass Entertainment in Their Urban Context Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	57
3 Entertaining the Crowds: Performances, Competitions, and Shows Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	117
4 Financing, Organization, and Operation Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	171
5 Adopting a Novelty: Jewish Attitudes toward Roman Spectacles and Competitions Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	195
6 Public Spectacles and Sociocultural Behavior in Late Antique Palestine Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	227
Epilogue Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	255
Abbreviations Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	261
Notes Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	263
Source Index Access restricted Content is available PDF PDF	347

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