Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

Zeev Weiss

Published by Harvard University Press 2014

Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine

Zeev Weiss

Volume 21 in the series Revealing Antiquity

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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Weiss Zeev :

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

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

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Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Edition: 39 halftones, 15 line illustrations, 1 map
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 377
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- Other: 39 halftones, 15 line illustrations, 1 map

eBook

Published: March 24, 2014
ISBN: 9780674726628