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Herod the Great, King of Judaea from 444 B.C., is known as one of the world's great villains. This notoriety has overshadowed his actual achievements, particularly his role as a client king of Rome during Augustus's reign as emperor. An essential aspect of Herod's responsibilities as king of Judaea was his role as a builder. Remarkably innovative, he created an astonishing record of architectural achievement, not only in Judaea but also throughout Greece and the Roman east. Duane W. Roller systematically presents and discusses all the building projects known to have been initiated by Herod, and locates this material in a broad historical and cultural context. Bringing together previously inaccessible material, Roller enriches our understanding of the enigmatic Herod and provides new insights into Roman architecture. Herod was instrumental in the diffusion of the Augustan architectural revolution into the provinces and was the first to build outside Italy such Italian architectural forms as the basilica, amphitheater, villa, and Italian temple. Herod's legacy provided a groundwork for the architectural Romanization of the east, influencing the construction of the great temple complexes and palaces so familiar from later Roman architecture. Herod, like Augustus himself, was not only interested in architecture but also in diplomatic and financial contacts among cities of the region. In addition to providing a repertorium of the building projects, this study is also an exploration of international relations in the eastern Mediterranean at the beginning of the Roman imperial period.
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"[An] impressive book."--"Classical Review
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Herod the Great, King of Judaea from 444 B.C., is known as one of the world's great villains. This notoriety has overshadowed his actual achievements, particularly his role as a client king of Rome during Augustus's reign as emperor. An essential aspect of Herod's responsibilities as king of Judaea was his role as a builder. Remarkably innovative, he created an astonishing record of architectural achievement, not only in Judaea but also throughout Greece and the Roman east. Duane W. Roller systematically presents and discusses all the building projects known to have been initiated by Herod, and locates this material in a broad historical and cultural context. Bringing together previously inaccessible material, Roller enriches our understanding of the enigmatic Herod and provides new insights into Roman architecture. Herod was instrumental in the diffusion of the Augustan architectural revolution into the provinces and was the first to build outside Italy such Italian architectural forms as the basilica, amphitheater, villa, and Italian temple. Herod's legacy provided a groundwork for the architectural Romanization of the east, influencing the construction of the great temple complexes and palaces so familiar from later Roman architecture. Herod, like Augustus himself, was not only interested in architecture but also in diplomatic and financial contacts among cities of the region. In addition to providing a repertorium of the building projects, this study is also an exploration of international relations in the eastern Mediterranean at the beginning of the Roman imperial period.
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Near the end of 40 B.C., Herod, the tetrarch of Judaea and a Roman citizen, appeared unexpectedly in Rome. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
palatial construction, client kingship, architectural endeavors, hydraulic installations, peristyle court, royal builder, opus reticulatum, western palace, architectural efforts, mosaic map, colonnaded street, ashlar masonry, architectural program Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Marcus Agrippa, Herod the Great, Julius Caesar, Asinius Pollio, Asia Minor, Augustan Rome, Campus Martius, Divine Julius, Nikolaos of Damaskos, Dead Sea, Ronald Syme, Marcus Antonius, Mount Carmel, Theater of Pompey, Archelaos of Kappadokia, Bronze Age, Forum Julium, Wadi Qelt, Domus Aurea, Glanville Downey, Alexandros Polyhistor, Ancient World, Ehud Netzer, Marcius Philippus, Republican Rome New!
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palatial construction, client kingship, architectural endeavors, hydraulic installations, peristyle court, royal builder, opus reticulatum, western palace, architectural efforts, mosaic map, colonnaded street, ashlar masonry, architectural program Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Marcus Agrippa, Herod the Great, Julius Caesar, Asinius Pollio, Asia Minor, Augustan Rome, Campus Martius, Divine Julius, Nikolaos of Damaskos, Dead Sea, Ronald Syme, Marcus Antonius, Mount Carmel, Theater of Pompey, Archelaos of Kappadokia, Bronze Age, Forum Julium, Wadi Qelt, Domus Aurea, Glanville Downey, Alexandros Polyhistor, Ancient World, Ehud Netzer, Marcius Philippus, Republican Rome New!
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- Herod Antipas: A Contemporary of Jesus Christ by Harold W. Hoehner on 6 pages
- The Augustan Aristocracy (Clarendon Paperbacks) by Sir Ronald Syme on 6 pages
- Caesar Augustus: Seven Aspects (Clarendon Paperbacks) by Fergus Millar on 5 pages
- Theatres in Roman Palestine and Provincia Arabia (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum) by Arthur Segal on page 242, page 255, and Back Matter
- The Ancient World (Prentice Hall World Explorer) by Heidi Hayes Jacobs on page 17, page 56, and Back Matter
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- Jewish Cult and Hellenistic Culture: Essays on the Jewish Encounter with Hellenism and Roman Rule (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism, 100) by John J. Collins on page 2, page 41, and page 206
- The World of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene: Royal Scholarship on Rome's African Frontier (Routledge Classical Monographs) by Duane W Roller in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Building Jewish In The Roman East by Peter Richardson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Judaean Poor and the Fourth Gospel (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series) by Timothy J. M. Ling on page 30, and Back Matter
- Roman Berytus: Beirut in Late Antiquity by Linda Jone Hall in Back Matter
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