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NEAREAST 490.002: Flavius Josephus and the Jewish War. | |||
In 66 CE the historian Flavius Josephus was one of the military leaders of the Jewish War against the Romans. The rebellion was initially successful and took several years to the Roman Army to regain control of the region. Surprisingly enough, however, there were Jews like Herod Agrippa II, Berenice, Tiberius Alexander, and eventually Josephus himself, who played a crucial role in the repression of the revolt and in the rise to power of Vespasian and Titus as the new Roman Emperors. The Jewish War turned into a civil strife with Jewish soldiers and Jewish commanders besieging Jerusalem with the Romans. The course aims to explore these forgotten aspects of the Jewish War; it is open to graduates and advanced undergraduates. | |||
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(11) Nov 30, 2016 - [[Berenice]] | (11) Nov 30, 2016 - [[Berenice]] | ||
(12) Dec 7, 2016 - [[Tiberius Alexander]] | (12) Dec 7, 2016 - [[Tiberius Alexander]] | ||
(13) Dec 14, 2016 - Other leaders and Jewish communities | |||
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Revision as of 16:28, 6 September 2016
NEAREAST 490.002: Flavius Josephus and the Jewish War.
In 66 CE the historian Flavius Josephus was one of the military leaders of the Jewish War against the Romans. The rebellion was initially successful and took several years to the Roman Army to regain control of the region. Surprisingly enough, however, there were Jews like Herod Agrippa II, Berenice, Tiberius Alexander, and eventually Josephus himself, who played a crucial role in the repression of the revolt and in the rise to power of Vespasian and Titus as the new Roman Emperors. The Jewish War turned into a civil strife with Jewish soldiers and Jewish commanders besieging Jerusalem with the Romans. The course aims to explore these forgotten aspects of the Jewish War; it is open to graduates and advanced undergraduates.
Syllabus
(1) Sept 7, 2016 -- Introduction
Part 1 The Interpreters
(2) Sept 14, 2016
(3) Sept 21, 2016
- Josephus: The Historian and His Society (1983 Rajak), book (2nd ed. 2002)
- Josephus in Galilee and Rome (1979 Cohen), book
(4) Sept 28, 2016
- Flavius Josephus = Flavius Josèphe (1993 @1989 Hadas-Lebel / Miller), book (English ed.)
- Flavius Josephus between Jerusalem and Rome (1988 Bilde), book
(5) Oct 5, 2016
- Josephus, the Emperors, and the City of Rome (2014 Hollander), book
- A Jew among Romans: The Life and Legacy of Flavius Josephus (2013 Raphael), non-fiction
Part 1: the Sources
(6) Oct 12, 2016 - Jewish War (books 1-2)
(7) Oct 19, 2016 - Jewish War (books 3-4)
(8) Oct 26, 2016 - Jewish War (book 5-6)
(9) Nov 2, 2016 - Jewish War (book 7) - Life
Part 3: The Characters (papers)
(10) Nov 16, 2016 - Herod Agrippa II (11) Nov 30, 2016 - Berenice (12) Dec 7, 2016 - Tiberius Alexander (13) Dec 14, 2016 - Other leaders and Jewish communities
Auto-biography:
Biographies:
- Josephus: The Historian and His Society (1983 Rajak), book (2nd ed. 2002)