Diaspora: Jews Amidst Greeks and Romans by Gruen, Erich S - 2002

Harvard University Press, 2004 Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor shelf wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. Index. xi, 386 pp..

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004 Book. As New. Trade Paperback. What was life like for Jews settled throughout the Mediterranean world of Classical antiquity--and what place did Jewish communities have in the diverse civilization dominated by Greeks and Romans? In a probing account of the Jewish diaspora in the four centuries from Alexander the Great's conquest of the Near East to the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple in 70 C.E., Erich Gruen reaches often surprising conclusions. By the first century of our era, Jews living abroad far outnumbered those living in Palestine and had done so for generations. Substantial Jewish communities were found throughout the Greek mainland and Aegean islands, Asia Minor, the Tigris-Euphrates valley, Egypt, and Italy. Focusing especially on Alexandria, Greek cities in Asia Minor, and Rome, Gruen explores the lives of these Jews: the obstacles they encountered, the institutions they established, and their strategies for adjustment. He also delves… Read More

Harvard University Press. Near Fine. 2004. Softcover. 0674016068 . Tight square unmarked book in crisp covers. ; 8.50 X 6.10 X 1.10 inches; 400 pages .

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Harvard Univ Pr, 2004. Paperback. New. 386 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. What was life like for Jews settled throughout the Mediterranean world of Classical antiquity-and what place did Jewish communities have in Greco-Roman civilization? This account of the Jewish diaspora from Alexander the Great's conquest of the Near East to the Roman destruction of the Jewish Temple offers some surprising conclusions.

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