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...

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.