The Many Faces of Herod the Great

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An old, bloodthirsty tyrant hears from a group of Magi about the birth of the Messiah, king of the Jews. He vengefully sends his soldiers to Bethlehem with orders to kill all of the baby boys in the town in order to preserve his own throne. For most of the Western world, this is Herod the Great -- an icon of cruelty and evil, the epitome of a tyrant.

Adam Kolman Marshak portrays Herod the Great quite differently, however, carefully drawing on historical, archaeological, and literary sources. Marshak shows how Herod successfully ruled over his turbulent kingdom by skillfully interacting with his various audiences -- Roman, Hellenistic, and Judaean -- in myriad ways. Herod was indeed a master in political self-presentation.

Marshak's fascinating account chronicles how Herod moved from the bankrupt usurper he was at the beginning of his reign to a wealthy and powerful king who founded a dynasty and brought ancient Judaea to its greatest prominence and prosperity.

Watch a 2015 interview with the author of this book here:

Über den Autor

Adam Kolman Marshak holds a Ph.D. in ancient history from Yale University. He has written extensively on Herod and the Herodian dynasty; this is his first book.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2015
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Jahrhundert:	Altertum
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780802866059
ISBN-10:	0802866050
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Marshak, Adam Kolman
Hersteller:	Eerdmans
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	229 x 152 x 25 mm
Von/Mit:	Adam Kolman Marshak
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.07.2015
Gewicht:	0,701 kg