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Herod in history : Nicolaus of Damascus and the Augustan context /

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'Herod in History' takes a modern, source-critical approach to Josephus' 'Jewish War' and 'Jewish Antiquities' to show how it relied heavily on Nicolaus of Damascus lost 'Universal History', and reassesses Nicolaus's contribution to the historiograph...

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Main Authors: Czajkowski, Kimberley, 1987- (Author), Eckhardt, Benedikt (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Herod > I, > King of Judea, > 73 B.C.-4 B.C.
Nicolaus, > of Damascus.
Josephus, Flavius.
Josephus, Flavius
Nicolaus, > of Damascus
Jews > History > 586 B.C.-70 A.D. > Historiography.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Juifs > Histoire > 586 av. J.-C.-70 > Historiographie.
Rome > Histoire > 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire)
HISTORY.
Middle East.
Jewish Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Jews > Historiography
Rome (Empire)
586 B.C.-476 A.D.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:'Herod in History' takes a modern, source-critical approach to Josephus' 'Jewish War' and 'Jewish Antiquities' to show how it relied heavily on Nicolaus of Damascus lost 'Universal History', and reassesses Nicolaus's contribution to the historiography of Herod the Great's reign.
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2021.
Physical Description:1 online resource (196 pages).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191937507
0191937509