Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Czajkowski, Kimberley (1987-....)
Eckhardt, Benedikt (1983-....)
Titre(s) : Herod in history [Texte imprimé] : Nicolaus of Damascus and the Augustan context / Kimberley Czajkowski and Benedikt Eckhardt
Édition : 1st. ed.
Publication : Oxford (GB) : Oxford University Press, 2021
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (196 p.) ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 175-186. Index
"Most of our information about Herod the Great derives from the accounts found in
Josephus' "Jewish War" and "Jewish Antiquities." Together they constitute quite a
unique resource on one of the most famous personalities of ancient history. But whence
did Josephus get his information? It is commonly agreed that his primary source was
Nicolaus of Damascus, Herod's court historian, though the extent to which Josephus
adapted his material remains disputed. This book takes a modern source-critical approach
to Josephus' extensive account of Herod's reign to suggest that Josephus did indeed
rely heavily on Nicolaus's work, but that previous scholarship was mistaken in seeing
Nicolaus as a mere propagandist. Nicolaus may have begun his "Universal History" while
Herod was alive, but he finished it after his death. He thus had no reason to write
propaganda. This makes his work all the more interesting, for what we have instead
is something rather different: a Syrian intellectual claiming a place in Augustan
Rome, by telling a story about what the Augustan World looks like on the Eastern periphery.
We delineate Nicolaus' approach to various critical topics in Herod's reign in order
to reveal the Damascene's perception of client kingship, the impact of empire, and
the difficulties involved in ruling Judaea. Most significantly of all, we uncover
an Eastern intellectual's view on how to succeed and how to fail in the new Augustan
world order"
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Autre forme du titre : Nicolaus of Damascus and the Augustan context
Sujet(s) : Hérode Ier (0073-0004 av. J.-C. ; roi de Judée) -- Dans la littérature -- Antiquité
Nicolas de Damas (0064 av. J.-C.-00..?)
Flavius Josèphe (0038?-0100?). Antiquités judaïques
Flavius Josèphe (0038?-0100?). Guerre des Juifs
Palestine -- Jusqu'à 70 -- Dans la littérature -- Antiquité
Indice(s) Dewey :
933.05 (23e éd.) = Histoire antique - Palestine - 0063 av. J.-C.-0070 ap. J.-C.
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780192845214 (rel.). - ISBN 0192845217 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46872063h
Notice n° :
FRBNF46872063
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Machine generated contents note: ; 1.. Herod and his Historians -- ; 2.. Herod on
the Rise -- ; 3.. Herod the Saviour -- ; 4.. Herod the Liberator -- ; 5.. Herod the
Husband -- ; 6.. Herod and his Sons -- ; 7.. Herod and the People's Front of Judaea.
