Rome and Judaea : international law relations, 162-100 BCE /
Rome and Judaea explores the nature of Judaea's first diplomatic mission to Rome during the Maccabean revolt: did it result in a sanctioned treaty or was it founded instead on amity? This book breaks new ground in this debate by bringing to light the "Roman-Jewish Friendship tablet,"...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2017]
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| Series: | Routledge studies in ancient history.
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| Summary: | Rome and Judaea explores the nature of Judaea's first diplomatic mission to Rome during the Maccabean revolt: did it result in a sanctioned treaty or was it founded instead on amity? This book breaks new ground in this debate by bringing to light the "Roman-Jewish Friendship tablet," a newly discovered piece of evidence that challenges the theory Rome ratified an official treaty with Judaea. Incorporating interdisciplinary research and this new textual evidence, the book argues that Roman-Jewish relations during the Maccabean revolt were motivated by the Roman concept of diplomatic friendship, or amicitia. |
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| Physical Description: | 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [281]-323) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138932913 1138932914 |