Jews and Hellenistic Cities in Eretz-Israel : Relations of the Jews in Eretz-Israel with the Hellenistic Cities during the Second Temple Period (332 BCE-70 CE).

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Cover -- Titel -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Guidlines for the Evaluation of Historical Sources and their Tendentiousness -- Chapter 1: In the Mists of Early Generations -- 1. Demographic Changes in the Cities of Eretz-Israel during the Early Hellenistic Era -- 2. Relations between the Jews and the Coastal Cities of Eretz-Israel in the Days of Alexander and his Successors (the Diadochi) -- 3. Pagan Rituals in the Hellenistic Cities of Eretz-Israel -- 4. In the Shadow of the 'Syrian Wars' -- Chapter 2: The Early Hasmonaean Era

1. Under the Religious Persecutions of Antiochus IV Epiphanes -- 2. The Days of Judas Maccabaeus (167-161 BCE) -- 3. The Days of Jonathan (161-143 BCE) -- 4. The Days of Simeon (143-134 BCE) -- Chapter 3: The Glory and Decline of the Hasmonaean Kingdom -- 1. The Days of John Hyrcanus I (134-104 BCE) -- 2. The Days of Judas Aristobulus I (104-103 BCE) -- 3. The Days of Alexander Jannaeus (103-76 BCE) -- 4. The Days of Salome-Alexandra (76-67 BCE) -- 5. The Roman Interregnum: From Pompey's Conquest to the Crowning of Herod (63-37 BCE) -- Chapter 4: Reign of the Herodian Dynasty

1. The Days of Herod (37-4 BCE) -- 2. 'Varus War' and the Division of Herod's Inheritance -- 3. The Days of the Sons of Herod -- Chapter 5: In the Shadow of Calamity -- 1. The Days of Roman Provincial Rule in Judaea (6-66 CE) -- 2. The Days of Agrippa I (37-44 CE) -- 3. The Days of Last Procuratoes (44-66 CE) -- 4. The Bloody Clashes During the Great Revolt -- 5. Cestius Gallus' Campaign (September -November 67 CE) -- 6. Vespasian's Campaigns (67-68 CE) -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The Deed of Simeon ben Shatah in Ascalon / By Joshua Efron -- Bibliography -- Indexes

1. Pagan Gods and Mythological Names -- 2. Personal Names -- 3. Geographical Names, Nations, Tribes and Languages

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