Jerusalem And Empires: Long Term Observations
In this article I draw an outline for understanding the settlement oscillations in Jerusalem between the Late Bronze Age Amarna period and the First Jewish Revolt. I begin by posing a question regarding the »Jerusalem Anomaly«: located in a remote, marginal area with no natural resources, how was it...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2023
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Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
Jahr: 2023, Band: 12, Heft: 1, Seiten: 31-47 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Makkabäer 165 v. Chr.-37 v. Chr.
/ Amarnazeit
/ Königreich
/ Assyrien
/ Jerusalem
/ Judäa
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| IxTheo Notationen: | HD Frühjudentum HH Archäologie |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In this article I draw an outline for understanding the settlement oscillations in Jerusalem between the Late Bronze Age Amarna period and the First Jewish Revolt. I begin by posing a question regarding the »Jerusalem Anomaly«: located in a remote, marginal area with no natural resources, how was it that Jerusalem twice grew to become the largest city in the southern Levant? I propose that Jerusalem could reach a state of high prosperity only as a vassal serving the interests of great empires (Assyria and Rome). It could also benefit from serving local Levantine powers (Damascus and Israel). In the era discussed here Jerusalem achieved a state of prosperity as a relatively independent center of power only once - in the few decades from the days of John Hyrcanus until the takeover of the region by Pompey the Great. |
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| ISSN: | 2192-2284 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Hebrew bible and ancient Israel
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/hebai-2023-0004 |