Herod in History (PDF)
Nicolaus of Damascus and the Augustan Context
(Sprache: Englisch)
Most of our information about Herod the Great derives from the accounts found in Josephus' Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities. Together they constitute a unique resource on one of the most famous personalities of ancient history. But from where did Josephus...
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Most of our information about Herod the Great derives from the accounts found in Josephus' Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities. Together they constitute a unique resource on one of the most famous personalities of ancient history. But from where 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. Herod in History 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 and so 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. Kimberley Czajkowski and Benedikt Eckhardt delineate Nicolaus' approach to various critical topics in Herod's reign in order to reveal his perception of client kingship, the impact of empire, and the difficulties involved in ruling Judaea. This study uncovers an Eastern intellectual's view on how to succeed and how to fail in the new Augustan world order.
Autoren-Porträt von Kimberley Czajkowski, Benedikt Eckhardt
Kimberley Czajkowski teaches ancient history at the University of Edinburgh. She previously worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Münster.Benedikt Eckhardt teaches ancient history at the University of Edinburgh. He previously worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Bremen and the University of Münster.
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- Autoren: Kimberley Czajkowski , Benedikt Eckhardt
- 2021, 256 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0192659820
- ISBN-13: 9780192659828
- Erscheinungsdatum: 09.09.2021
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