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Rome and Judaea: International Law Relations, 162-100 BCE

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"Rome and Judaea explores the nature of Judaea's first diplomatic mission to Rome during the Maccabean revolt: did it result in a sanctioned treaty or was it founded instead on amity? This book breaks new ground in this debate by bringing to light the "Roman-Jewish Friendship tablet," a newly discovered piece of evidence that challenges the theory Rome ratified an official treaty with Judaea. Incorporating  Read more...

Author(s): Linda Zollschan
Series: Routledge Studies in Ancient History
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2017

Language: English
Pages: x+340
Tags: Bible -- Maccabees -- Criticism, interpretation, etc;Rome -- Foreign relations -- Palestine;Palestine -- Foreign relations -- Rome;Rome -- Foreign relations -- 510-30 B C;Bible -- Maccabees;Diplomatic relations;Middle East -- Palestine;Rome (Empire)

1. New evidence : the Roman-Jewish friendship tablet --
2. The timing of the embassy --
3. Early Roman ties of international friendship with Hellenistic powers --
4. Roman international friendship --
5. The treaty hypothesis revisited --
6. The outcome of the embassy in 162 BCE --
7. Epilogue : from 160 to 100 BCE.