by hadassah | Sep 18, 2016 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
Anti-Idolism As Rome conquered Judea, the laissez-faire attitude toward art which depicted idolatry began to disappear. Prof. Steven Fine, Yeshiva University, Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS What do you want to know? Ask our AI widget and get answers...
by hadassah | Sep 13, 2016 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
Roman Judea – Overview Jews lived under Rome starting 63 BCE. This was a very important time in Jewish history. Prof. Steven Fine, Yeshiva University, Produced by Down Low Pictures for COJS What do you want to know? Ask our AI widget and get answers from this...
by hadassah | Dec 1, 2015 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
Bust of the Emperor Gaius Caligula Bust of the emperor Gaius Caligula, ruled 37- 41 CE. (Getty Villa Museum). There are few surviving sources about the reign of Emperor Caligula, although he is described as a noble and moderate ruler during the first six months...
by hadassah | Dec 1, 2015 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
Estee Dvorjetski. “Healing Waters.” Biblical Archaeology Review 30, 4 (2004). The Social World of Hot Springs in Roman Palestine Some of the most famous hot-spring spas in the ancient world lie along the Syrian-African rift. This great gash in the Earth’s...
by hadassah | Dec 1, 2015 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
Bust of the Emperor Tiberius Bust of the emperor Tiberius, ruled 14-37 CE. Tiberius was one of Rome’s greatest generals; his conquest of Pannonia, Dalmatia, Raetia, and temporarily, parts of Germania, laid the foundations for the northern frontier. What...
by hadassah | Dec 1, 2015 | Fall of the Hasmoneans and Roman Conquest
February 21, 1970 Palestinian terrorist blew up a Swissair plane Pontius Pilate, the infamous procurator who crucified Jesus, seemed to have been oblivious to the religious sensibilities of the people he governed and defended his actions with arms. The emperor...
