Vespasian’s raids in the Jaffa region reconsidered

According to Josephus, raiding the countryside of conquered cities was a standard Roman practice during the suppression of the First Jewish Revolt (66-70 ce), intended both as an additional sanction and as a warning against future insurrections. Such punitive raids were reportedly carried out in the...

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Autor principal: Arbel, Yoav (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2024
En: Journal of Jewish studies
Año: 2024, Volumen: 75, Número: 1, Páginas: 28-40
Otras palabras clave:B Flavius
B Jewish War
B Archaeology
B Second Temple Period
B Historiography
B Vespasian (emperor)
B Josephus
B First Jewish Revolt
B Jaffa
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Sumario:According to Josephus, raiding the countryside of conquered cities was a standard Roman practice during the suppression of the First Jewish Revolt (66-70 ce), intended both as an additional sanction and as a warning against future insurrections. Such punitive raids were reportedly carried out in the area around Jaffa, the only insurgent stronghold on the Mediterranean shore. Yet despite the clearly visible destruction layers in archaeological sites, decades of research and dozens of excavations in the vicinity of Jaffa yielded very few remains that can be linked to these raids. Analysis combining archaeological, historical and comparative data makes it possible to reassess the extent and intensity of the Roman raids in the area surrounding Jaffa, and by inference in other locations.
ISSN:2056-6689
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: Journal of Jewish studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3828/jjs.2024.75.1.28