Between Rome and Jerusalem
Subtitle: 300 Years of Roman-Judaean Relations
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: January 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780275971403
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: BCE to c 500 CE; Jewish studies; History - General History; History: World; Ancient Rome; Ancient World; Israel; Ancient - General; Middle East - General; History / Middle East; Ancient - Rome; Jewish - General; 168 B.C.-135 A.D; 70-638; History; Jews; Palestine
First sentence: The special importance of the nation of Israel in the ancient world lay not only in its singular religion and culture, which spawned offshoots that have been at the center stage of world history for more than two millennia, but also in the unfortunate geographical position of its homeland.