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001 2015016873
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008 150604s2016 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015016873
020 $a9780521853293 (hardback)
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050 00 $aDS115.9.J6$bM377 2015
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084 $aHIS002000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMason, Steve,$d1957-$eauthor.
245 12 $aA history of the Jewish War, AD 66-74 /$cSteve Mason, York University.
263 $a1508
264 1 $aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c[2016]
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $a"A conflict that erupted between Roman legions and some Judaeans in late AD 66 had an incalculable impact on Rome's physical appearance and imperial governance; on ancient Jews bereft of their mother-city and temple; and on early Christian fortunes. Historical scholarship and cinema alike tend to see the conflict as the culmination of long Jewish resistance to Roman oppression. In this volume, Steven Mason re-examines the war in all relevant contexts (such as the Parthian dimension, and Judaea's place in Roman Syria) and phases, from the Hasmoneans to the fall of Masada. Mason approaches each topic as a historical investigation, clarifying problems that need to be solved, understanding the available evidence, and considering scenarios that might explain the evidence. The simplest reconstructions make the conflict more humanly intelligible while casting doubt on received knowledge"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Part I. Contexts: 1. A famous and unknown war; 2. Historical evidence: understanding Josephus' Judean War; 3. Parthian saviours, sieges, and morale: ancient warfare in human perspective; Part II. Investigations: 4. Why did they do it? Circumstances, conditions, and 'causes'; 5. Nero's war I: the 'blunder' of Cestius Gallus?; 6. Nero's war II: Flavians in Galilee; 7. Flavian war I: the education of Titus; 8. Flavian war II: coins, councils, and the siege of Jerusalem; 9. Machaerus and Masada: a tale of two fortresses.
600 00 $aJosephus, Flavius$xCriticism and interpretation.
650 0 $aJews$xHistory$yRebellion, 66-73.
600 00 $aJosephus, Flavius.$tDe bello Judaico.
650 7 $aHISTORY / Ancient / General.$2bisacsh
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97805218/53293/cover/9780521853293.jpg