CLAS 335 Lecture 15: Judaea & Judaism

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Classics
• Course: CLAS 335
• Professor: David Carlisle

Document Summary

A lot more was copied and survived due to the importance o" judaea to chris(cid:2210)anity. Sources "or impact o" roman rule on the jews o" the southern levant are unparalleled in detail. Early imperial period par(cid:2210)cularly well recorded: turmoil in judaism, only provincial historian. Hasmoneans rule jewish state (cid:336)based in judaea, but also idumaea, galilee, and coast plain(cid:337) Other pe(cid:130)y kingdoms: in 6(cid:399) bce, pompey intervened (cid:336)allegedly on their behal"(cid:337) by reducing power o" the hasmoneans and nabataeans. A(cid:91)er caesar"s death, civil wars lead to exploita(cid:2210)on. (cid:403)(cid:399) bce: roman senate designated herod king o" judaea. Gradual, piecemeal incorpora(cid:2210)on (cid:336)besides inter-communal con ict and two jewish wars(cid:337) No real tac(cid:2210)cal appeal; greed to control trade route led to invasion o" arabia felix in (cid:401)(cid:404)-(cid:401)(cid:403) (cid:336)unsuccess"ul(cid:337) (cid:400)(cid:399)6: trajan ends nabataean dynasty, possibly "or strategic reasons. No strategic ra(cid:2210)onale "or removal o" judaea "rom herod(cid:317)s rule, then the restora(cid:2210)on o" client kingdom status under claudius to agrippa, but not con(cid:2210)nua(cid:2210)on a(cid:91)er his death.