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Other authors / contributors: | Berthelot, Katell, editor.
École française de Rome, host institution.
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ISBN: | 9782728314089 272831408X 9782728314119 272831411X
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Language / Script: | Current Copyright Fee: GBP22.50 0.
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Notes: | "This volume originated in a conference that took place at the École française de Rome, on May 10-12, 2017"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Also available in electronic format. Sixteen English essays, 4 French.
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Summary: | Among the imperial states of the ancient world, the Roman empire stands out for its geographical extent, its longevity and its might. This collective volume investigates how the many peoples inhabiting Rome's vast empire perceived, experienced, and reacted to both the concrete and the ideological aspects of Roman power. More precisely, it explores how they dealt with Roman might through their religious and political rituals; what they regarded as the empire's distinctive features, as well as its particular limitations and weaknesses; what forms of criticism they developed towards the way Romans exercised power; and what kind of impact the encounter with Roman power had upon the ways they defined themselves and reflected about power in general.This volume is unusual in bringing Jewish, and especially rabbinic, sources and perspectives together with Roman, Greek or Christian ones. This is the result of its being part of the research program "Judaism and Rome" (ERC Grant Agreement no. 614 424), dedicated to the study of the impact of the Roman empire upon ancient Judaism.
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Other form: | Online version: Katell Berthelot. Reconsidering Roman power : Roman, Greek, Jewish and Christian perceptions and reactions. École Française de Rome 9782728314089
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Standard no.: | 9782728314089 10.1000/books.efr.4602
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