From the Hasmonaean to the Second Jewish Revolt: Judea-Palaestina in 167 BCE to 136 CE – Archaeology and History 2900-HAMC-FHSJR
The course will present the events of the period and day-to-day life in the territory of Judea-Palaestina, from before the Hasmonaean revolt in 167 BCE, to the end of the Second Jewish Revolt in 136 CE. During the course, the importance, and the richness of the archaeology in the region will be discussed and will be used as part of larger debates, like the shifts in Jewish religion and society, to Jewish-gentile relationships and the attitude of the Empires to their Jewish population, and vice versa. As part of the course, the students will learn archaeological methodologies that will enable them to understand the material and how to combine different sources to better understand antiquity.
Some topics that will be discussed in class:
1. The Mediterranean and Hellenistic world at the beginning of the second century CE
2. Antiochus IV Epiphanes withdrawal from Egypt and the beginning of the troubles in Judaea
3. The long road for Hasmonaean independence
4. Introduction to archaeological methodology and scientific archaeological methods
5. Hasmonaean construction programs
6. Day-to-day life in the Hasmonaean Kingdom
7. Judaism and its sects in the Hasmonaean Period.
8. The Hasmonaean rule in Eastern Mediterranean politics in the late 2nd and early 1st century BCE
9. The decline of the Hasmonean Kingdom
10. Pompei’s subjugation of Judea
11. The Herodian dynasty
12. Herodian construction programs
13. Judaism and its sects in Roman Judea
14. Day-to-day life in Herodian Judea
15. The Jewish Great Revolt
16. The Second Jewish Revolt
Rodzaj przedmiotu
Założenia (opisowo)
Koordynatorzy przedmiotu
Efekty kształcenia
The student will learn new skills and methodologies of the Historical and Archaeological fields, and will better understand such data to use it effectively in future research. Furthermore, the student will gain vast information on the region and its inhabitants during the said period.
Kryteria oceniania
Attendance, tasks through the semester, participation in debates in the class, and a final paper that will be presented in class or/and submitted for assessment.
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