Abstract
The chapter argues against an influential thesis according to which Jews and Judaea were treated with extraordinary harshness in the wake of the Great Rebellion, due to the new Flavian dynasty’s political needs. It is argued that Vespasian enjoyed considerable legitimacy at the beginning of his reign; he did not need to base his legitimacy on a continuous ‘war against the Jews’; nothing he did needs to be explained by attributing this motivation to him. The harshness of the treatment endured by the defeated Jews was, fundamentally, “normal’ imperial harshness.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Rome |
| Subtitle of host publication | An Empire of Many Nations: New Perspectives on Ethnic Diversity and Cultural Identity |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 186-202 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781009256193 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781009256223 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2022 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Domitian
- Flavius Josephus
- Jewish Rebellion 66–70 CE
- Jewish poll tax. Jews and Judaism (the attitude of the Flavians toward)
- Temple (in Jerusalem)
- Templum Pacis
- Titus
- Vespasian
- triumph (over Judea)