The Herods: Murder, Politics, and the Art of Succession

In The Herods, Bruce Chilton sets out the full sweep of Herodian rule, from the time of Herod the Great's father, Antipater, until the dynastic sunset, when Emperor Titus attempted to marry Bereniké, Herod's great-granddaughter. Throughout, the narrative brings out the theocratic aims that...

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Main Author: Chilton, Bruce 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Minneapolis, Minnesota Fortress Press 2021
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Reviews:[Rezension von: Chilton, Bruce, 1949-, The Herods] (2022) (Pratt, Jon)
[Rezension von: Chilton, Bruce, 1949-, The Herods : murder, politics, and the art of succession] (2023) (Maston, Jason, 1978 -)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Herodians Family ca.73 v.Chr.-ca.100
Further subjects:B Herodian dynasty - 37 B.C.-approximately 100 A.D
B Herod - I - King of Judea - 73 B.C.-4 B.C
B Eretz Israel - Kings and rulers
B Herodian dynasty - 37 B.C.-ca. 100 A.D
B Electronic books
B History
B 586 B.C.-70 A.D
B Herod Agrippa - I - King of Judea - 10 B.C.-44 A.D
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Summary:In The Herods, Bruce Chilton sets out the full sweep of Herodian rule, from the time of Herod the Great's father, Antipater, until the dynastic sunset, when Emperor Titus attempted to marry Bereniké, Herod's great-granddaughter. Throughout, the narrative brings out the theocratic aims that motivated Herod and his progeny, their competitors, Roman rulers, and the many different groups and factions within Judaism and Christianity that often defined themselves in opposition to the Herodian project.
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Antipater -- Setting -- The Maccabees -- The Essenes -- Antipater in the Maccabean Hegemony -- 2. Herod's Debut -- Caesar and Antipater in the Conquest of Egypt -- Caesar's Man in Judea -- Jerusalem, Religious Politics, and the Sanhedrin -- Herod's Campaign in Galilee -- Hybris -- 3. King Herod -- Death, Revenge, and the Parthian Threat -- Theoretical Monarch -- King of the Jews -- 4. Mariamme -- Marital and Priestly Strategies -- Cleopatra -- Octavian and the Imperial Transition -- A Time to Build and a Time to Tear Down -- 5. Archelaus -- Introduction -- Archelaus's Play for Power -- Imperial Intervention -- The End of Archelaus and the Sadducees' Opportunity -- 6. Antipas, Herodias, and Philip -- Salvaging the Dynasty: Antipas and Philip -- Antipas's Tiberian Breakout -- Executing John the Baptist -- Pontius Pilate, Jesus, and Antipas's Ambitions -- 7. Agrippa I -- Agrippa's Revenge -- The Edict of Caligula -- The Claudian Settlement and Agrippa's Glory -- After Agrippa -- 8. Bereniké and Agrippa II -- The Queen -- The Neronian Opportunity, Confrontations in Jerusalem -- Open War -- Defeat and the Last Herodian Meteorite -- Epilogue -- Chronology -- Dramatis personae -- Notes -- Bibliography of Sources -- Index of Historical Figures -- Index of Scholars.
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ISBN:1506474292