In the shadow of the Caesars : : Jewish life in Roman Italy / / by Samuele Rocca.

• Superior document: Brill reference library of Judaism ; Volume 74
• VerfasserIn: Rocca, Samuele, 1968-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Brill reference library of Judaism ; Volume 74.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (359 pages)

"The main contribution of this book is that it tries to determine how the Jews answered the challenges of Roman society. Thus, the book presents a refreshing approach to the nature of the Roman attitude toward Judaism and the Jews. In addition, it provides the first detailed examination of the demography and geography of the Jewish communities in Roman Italy. The book also offers a new look at the legal standing of the Jewish communitarian organization. Last but not least, this study also addresses the various facets of the culture of the Jews living in Roman Italy"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Preface -- Figures -- About the Author -- Introduction: The Jews of Roman Italy-A New Study -- 0.1 What Is Unique -- 0.2 Methodology -- 0.3 Primary Sources -- 0.4 Judeophobia versus Xenophobia -- Chapter 1 The Urban Geography and the Demographic Development of the Jewish Settlement in Imperial Rome: a Diachronic Overview -- 1.1 The Jewish Settlement during the Republic -- 1.1.1 The Middle Republic: the Beginning of the Jewish Settlement in Rome -- 1.1.2 The Late Republic: the Jewish Settlement -- 1.1.3 The Jews in the Politics of the Late Republic -- 1.2 The Jewish Settlement during the Early Empire -- 1.2.1 The Jewish Settlement under Augustus -- 1.2.2 The Julio-Claudians and the Expulsions of 19, 41, 49 CE -- 1.2.3 The Flavian Period and the Obscure Years: 70-137 CE -- 1.3 The Jewish Settlement in Late Antiquity -- 1.3.1 The Beginning of the Late Antique Period: from the Antonines to Diocletian -- 1.3.2 The Impact of Christianity and the Barbarian Invasions on the Jews of Roman Italy -- Chapter 2 The Legal Status of the Jews in Roman Italy -- 2.1 The Legal Framework of the Jewish Community -- 2.1.1 The Voluntary Associations as the Main Framework of the Jewish Community -- 2.1.2 The Politeuma, the Legal Framework of the Jewish Communities in the Hellenistic East -- 2.2 The Legal Framework of the Jewish Community in the Early Empire -- 2.2.1 The Jewish Communities during the Late Republic -- 2.2.2 The Jewish Communities in the Light of the Legislation of Julius Caesar and Augustus -- 2.2.3 The Jewish Communities of Imperial Rome and Ostia -- 2.2.4 The Collegium as the Juridical Framework of the Jewish Community -- 2.3 The Legal Framework of the Jewish Community in the Late Empire -- 2.3.1 The Patriarch and His Powers -- 2.3.2 The Gerousia -- 2.3.3 The Organization of the Jewish Communities of Roman Italy.

2.3.4 The Attitude of the Late Imperial Rulers to Judaism -- 2.4 Crossing the Border: Conversion to Judaism -- 2.4.1 The Early Empire: a Policy of Ambivalence -- 2.4.2 The Late Christian Empire: the End of Conversion -- Chapter 3 Jewish Social Life in Roman Italy -- 3.1 The Onomasticon of the Jews of Roman Italy -- 3.1.1 Setting a Pattern: Categorizing the Onomasticon of the Jews of Roman Italy -- 3.1.2 The Jewish Onomasticon in Rome -- 3.1.3 The Jewish Onomasticon in Roman Italy: Sicily and Venosa -- 3.1.4 The Onomasticon of the Jews of Roman Italy: a Mirror of the Relationship with the Surrounding World -- 3.2 The Social Spectrum and Occupational Framework of the Jews in Imperial Rome and Ostia -- 3.2.1 The Social Spectrum and Occupational Framework during the Early Empire -- 3.2.2 The Social Spectrum and the Occupational Framework during Late Antiquity -- 3.2.3 The Jewish Communitarian Elite of Roman Italy -- Chapter 4 Reframing Judaism in Roman Italy -- 4.1 Jewish Apologetics in Roman Italy -- 4.1.1 The Anonymous Biographer of Agrippa I -- 4.1.2 Josephus: the Jewish Antiquities -- 4.1.3 Josephus: Against Apion -- 4.1.4 The Collatio Mosaica -- 4.1.5 The Letter of Annas to Seneca -- 4.2 The Religious Liturgy of the Jews in Roman Italy -- 4.2.1 In the Beginning: The Predominance of Greek -- 4.2.2 Acculturation: Enter Latin -- 4.2.3 A Return to the Roots: the Reemergence of Hebrew -- 4.2.4 A Jewish Rabbinic Tradition in Italy: Matthias ben Heresh and Todos the Roman -- 4.3 Burying the Dead -- 4.3.1 Burying in the Early Imperial Period: between Ossilegium and Columbaria -- 4.3.2 Burial in Late Antiquity: the Catacombs -- 4.3.3 The Catacombs: between Jews and Christians -- 4.4 Rediscovering a Nonfigurative Language: Jewish Art in Roman Italy -- 4.4.1 The Beginning of Jewish Art in Pompeii: Nonfigurative versus Figurative Trends.

4.4.2 Third-Century Jewish Art in Rome -- 4.4.3 Fourth-Century Jewish Art in Rome -- 4.4.4 Facing Christianity: the Transformation of Jewish Art in Roman Italy -- Chapter 5 The Jewish Revolt: Jews and Judaism in Roman Imperial Ideology -- 5.1 Josephus and the Triumph of the Flavians -- 5.1.1 The Jewish War: an Overview -- 5.1.2 The Triumph of the Flavians -- 5.1.3 Josephus, the Triumphal Procession, and Flavian Ideology -- 5.2 The Jewish War, Flavian Ideology, and Rome's Urban Renewal -- 5.2.1 Flavian Coinage, Judaea Capta and the New Imperial Ideology -- 5.2.2 The Jewish War and the Public Image of Flavian Rome -- 5.2.3 The Fiscus Iudaicus -- 5.2.4 The Perception of Judaism and Jews in Flavian Rome: Quintilian and Martial -- Conclusion: the History of Jews in Roman Italy -- Bibliography.