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Jews, pagans, and Christians in the Galilee : 25 years of archaeological excavations and surveys : Hellenistic to Byzantine periods / Mordechai Aviam.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Land of Galilee ; 1Publication details: Rochester, NY : University of Rochester Press, 2004.Description: 344 p. : ill., maps ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 1580461719 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 933 22
LOC classification:
  • DS110.G2 A95 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : borders between Jews and Gentiles in the Galilee -- Hellenistic fortifications in the "hinterland" of 'Akko-Ptolemais -- Columbaria in the Galilee -- A Hellenistic marble statue from a favissa at 'Akko-Ptolemais -- The Hasmonaean dynasty's activities in the Galilee -- The beginning of mass production of olive oil in the Galilee -- The Hellenistic and Hasmonaean fortress and Herodian siege complex at Qeren Naftali -- An early Roman oil press in a cave at Yodefat -- The identification and function of Josephus Flavius' fortifications in the Galilee -- First-century CE earthworks at Gischala (Gush Halav) -- The archaeology of the battle at Yodefat -- Secret hideaway complexes in the Galilee -- Two Roman roads in the Galilee -- Some notes on the Roman temple at Qedesh -- The ancient synagogues at Bar'am -- Viticulture and olive growing in ancient upper Galilee -- Churches and monasteries from the Byzantine period in western Galilee -- Horvat Hesheq-a unique church in upper Galilee -- Was there a transformation of mono-apsidal churches with lateral pastophoria into tri-apsidal churches in the Galilee? -- A Byzantine blacksmith workshop in the Galilee -- Regionalism of tombs and burial customs in the Galilee during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods.
Item type: Reference Book
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library Reference Books Reference Shelves DS 110 .G2 A95 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AUA24094 Not for loan AUA24094

Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-337) and index.

Introduction : borders between Jews and Gentiles in the Galilee -- Hellenistic fortifications in the "hinterland" of 'Akko-Ptolemais -- Columbaria in the Galilee -- A Hellenistic marble statue from a favissa at 'Akko-Ptolemais -- The Hasmonaean dynasty's activities in the Galilee -- The beginning of mass production of olive oil in the Galilee -- The Hellenistic and Hasmonaean fortress and Herodian siege complex at Qeren Naftali -- An early Roman oil press in a cave at Yodefat -- The identification and function of Josephus Flavius' fortifications in the Galilee -- First-century CE earthworks at Gischala (Gush Halav) -- The archaeology of the battle at Yodefat -- Secret hideaway complexes in the Galilee -- Two Roman roads in the Galilee -- Some notes on the Roman temple at Qedesh -- The ancient synagogues at Bar'am -- Viticulture and olive growing in ancient upper Galilee -- Churches and monasteries from the Byzantine period in western Galilee -- Horvat Hesheq-a unique church in upper Galilee -- Was there a transformation of mono-apsidal churches with lateral pastophoria into tri-apsidal churches in the Galilee? -- A Byzantine blacksmith workshop in the Galilee -- Regionalism of tombs and burial customs in the Galilee during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods.