{"product_id":"titus-and-berenice-jews-romans-revolt-and-a-love-in-the-time-of-war-hardcover","title":"Titus and Berenice: Jews, Romans, Revolt, and a Love in the time of War - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAleksander Krawczuk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Pinch\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor five years, the fate of the last Jewish polity of the ancient world hung on the outcome of a romance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA romance between the middle-aged, thrice-divorced Jewish queen, Berenice, and the youthful son of the first emperor of the Flavian dynasty.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, the first in a series of three on the subject of the Herodian Dynasty, describes the events of AD 66-69: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the outbreak of the First Jewish War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Nero's artistic tour of Greece\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--his overthrow and death by suicide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the outbreak of the Roman Civil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt couches the narrative in a broad intellectual and spiritual panorama of the times featuring many fascinating developments: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the strange Jewish sect of the Essenes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--another strange Jewish sect: Christians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--its most dangerous opponent, the charismatic Simon the Magus whose followers worshipped a prostitute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the wonderfully zany erotic religious practices of the Middle East of the period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the pagan prophet Apollonius of Tyana--the \"pagan Jesus\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the powerful temple of Aphrodite in Paphos, Cyprus--the main clearinghouse of secrets in the East and a \"business rival\" of the Temple of Jerusalem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eetc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd among those events and within that milieu, the book situates the love between the middle-aged queen and her youthful Roman prince, the future destroyer of the Temple; a romance which will go on to inspire hundreds of dramatic, operatic, poetic, and graphic works in the European culture for the next two thousand years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGive yourself a thrilling sojourn to a strange, zany place. Pick up your copy today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAleksander Krawczuk (1922-2023), was a scholar, professor a the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, minister of culture of Poland (1986-1989), and author of over 30 immensely popular books on Graeco-Roman antiquity. His delightful books, written in an accessible, conversational, highly readable style, address complex topics in an approachable manner without ever dumbing them down. International best-sellers in Europe, his books have shaped three generations of antique lovers, but, as a consequence of Soviet cultural policies, they appear in English only now. We are publishing a new title every 4-6 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48261426544861,"sku":"9782919820535","price":42.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/4k9yPryEmD9782919820535.webp?v=1785076757","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/titus-and-berenice-jews-romans-revolt-and-a-love-in-the-time-of-war-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}