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A history of the Hasmonean state : Josephus and beyond /

"Kenneth Atkinson tells the exciting story of the nine decades of the Hasmonean rule of Judea (152 - 63 BCE) by going beyond the accounts of the Hasmoneans in Josephus in order to bring together new evidence to reconstruct how the Hasmonean family transformed their kingdom into a state that las...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Atkinson, Kenneth, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury T & T Clark, 2016.
Colección:Jewish and Christian texts in contexts and related studies ; v. 23.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Foundation of the Hasmonean Dynasty
  • 3. John Hyrcanus: His Role During Simon's Reign and his Consolidation of Political and Secular Powers
  • 4. Judah Aristobulus: The Creation of the Hasmonean Monarchy
  • 5. Alexander Jannaeus: A Period of Conquest and Expansion
  • 6. Shelamzion Alexandra: A Hasmonean Golden Age
  • 7. Pompey and the Hasmoneans: Hyrcanus II, Aristobulus II, and the End of the Hasmonean Monarchy
  • 8. After the Roman Conquest
  • 9. Conclusion: Josephus, Rome, and Hasmonean History
  • Bibliography: Primary Sources
  • Bibliography: Secondary Sources
  • Indexes