Bar-Kokhba: The Rediscovery of the Legendary Hero of the Last Jewish Revolt Against Imperial Rome [Hardcover]

Yigael Yadin (Author)

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Publication Date: September 9, 1971

Hardcover Book

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd; 1st UK edition (September 9, 1971)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0297003453
• ISBN-13: 978-0297003458
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,717,100 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Story of the 2nd Jewish Revolt, April 14, 2000

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Jason Richard - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bar-Kokhba: The Rediscovery of the Legendary Hero of the Last Jewish Revolt Against Imperial Rome (Hardcover)

"Bar-Kokhba," by the famed Israeli archaeologist Yigael Yadin is a gripping account of the search in the 1960s for the remains of the nearly forgotten Bar Kokhba revolt of AD 132-135. Bar Kokhba rebelled against Roman authoraties, and was initially successful in securing "the redemption of Israel." He was declared the Messiah by his followers, but he was eventually defeated by the Roman army and ran to the ground at Bethar, where he was killed.

Yadin begins his book with an account of what records and legends of the rebellion were preserved by Roman and Christian historians and the Talmud, then he gets down to business with his and others' search in the caves bordering the Dead Sea for artifacts and documents relating to the revolt. They made several finds, most spectacularly 15 letters written by Bar Kokhba himself to some of his officers in the En-gedi. Well integrated with the text are many pictures --- of the artifacts recovered, the archaeological teams at work, and maps and diagrams.

An appendix includes the major accounts of the Bar Kokhba revolt from Jewish, Roman and Christian sources. I read this book in one day, and if you can find a copy (it's out of print) it would make an excellent addition to your personal library.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars FASCINATING!!, March 23, 2002

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Dennis Lachaud "avidreader" (MI) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bar-Kokhba: The Rediscovery of the Legendary Hero of the Last Jewish Revolt Against Imperial Rome (Hardcover)

Anyone who is interested in Archaeology in general, or more specifically, in the Archaeology of the Holy Land will love that book. It is informative and well written, with abundant pictures. It is not a dry scientific treatise, but a work of vulgarization, within anyone's reach. It convey very well the excitement of the discoveries of the letters of Bar-Kokhba, who, until then, was more a figure of legend than history. I really like it and I read it twice in a row!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Promised Land history, October 4, 2005

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Harold P. Scheyer "hpscheyer" (Salem, Or USA) - See all my reviews
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If you are interested in the history of Israel and/or Palestine, then this is a book for you. Mr Yadin writes well and makes you want to be on the scene, digging in the dirt for traces of an ancient civilization.