A History of the Jewish War AD 66–74 Mason Hardback Cambridge University Press

A History of the Jewish War\n\nAD 66\u201374\n\nThis book revisits the context and causes of the first war between Jews and Romans (AD 66 to 74).\n\nSteve Mason (Author)\n\n9780521853293, Cambridge University Press\n\nHardback, published 24 February 2016\n\n735 pages\n26.2 x 18.8 x 5 cm, 1.63 kg\n\n'\u2026 Mason shuttles easily between inquiries into the [Jewish War] and Josephus' account of it. He is also a marvelous stylist, unafraid to deploy sarcasm, humor, and other tools not often used by scholars.' James Romm, The New York Review of Books\n\nA conflict that erupted between Roman legions and some Judaeans in late AD 66 had an incalculable impact on Rome's physical appearance and imperial governance; on ancient Jews bereft of their mother-city and temple; and on early Christian fortunes. Historical scholarship and cinema alike tend to see the conflict as the culmination of long Jewish resistance to Roman oppression. In this volume, Steven Mason re-examines the war in all relevan]