Public spectacles in Roman and late antique Palestine /

Introduces readers to the panoply of public entertainment that flourished in Palestine from the first century BCE to the sixth century CE. Drawing on a trove of original archaeological and textual evidence, Zeev Weiss reconstructs an ancient world where Romans, Jews, and Christians intermixed amid a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weiss, Zeev, 1959- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Colección:Revealing antiquity ; 21.
Temas:
To 638
Entertainment events > Palestine > History.
Popular culture > Palestine > History.
Romans > Palestine.
Spectacles et divertissements > Palestine > Histoire.
Culture populaire > Palestine > Histoire.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
HISTORY > Middle East > Israel.
Antiquities
Classical antiquities
Entertainment events
Manners and customs
Popular culture
Romans
Palestine > Social life and customs.
Palestine > Antiquities, Roman.
Palestine > Antiquities.
Palestine > History > To 70 A.D.
Palestine > History > 70-638.
Palestine > Mœurs et coutumes.
Palestine > Antiquités.
Palestine > Histoire > Jusqu'à 70.
Palestine > Histoire > 70-638.
Middle East > Palestine
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The beginning : the introduction of public spectacles and competitions into ancient Palestine
  • Shaping the city's landscape : buildings for mass entertainment in their urban context
  • Entertaining the crowds : performances, competitions, and shows
  • Financing, organization, and operation
  • Adopting a novelty : Jewish attitudes toward Roman spectacles and competitions
  • Public spectacles and socio-cultural behavior in late antique Palestine.

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