{"product_id":"titus-and-berenice-jews-romans-war-and-a-legendary-love-story-paperback","title":"Titus and Berenice: Jews, Romans, War, and a Legendary Love Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAleksander Krawczuk\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor five years, the fate of the last Jewish polity of the ancient world hung on the outcome of a romance: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA romance between the middle-aged, thrice-divorced Jewish queen, Berenice, and the youthful son of the first emperor of the Flavian dynasty.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, the first in a series of three on the subject of the Herodian Dynasty, describes the events of AD 66-69: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the outbreak of the First Jewish War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Nero's artistic tour of Greece\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--his overthrow and death by suicide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the outbreak of the Roman Civil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt couches the narrative in a broad intellectual and spiritual panorama of the times featuring many fascinating developments: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the strange Jewish sect of the Essenes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--another strange Jewish sect: Christians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--its most dangerous opponent, the charismatic Simon the Magus whose followers worshipped a prostitute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--other wonderfully zany erotic religious practices of the Middle East of the period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the pagan prophet Apollonius of Tyana--the \"pagan Jesus\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the powerful temple of Aphrodite in Paphos, Cyprus--the main clearinghouse of secrets in the East and a \"business rival\" of the Temple of Jerusalem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd among those events and within that milieu, the book situates the love between the middle-aged queen and her youthful Roman prince, the future destroyer of the Temple; a romance which will go on to inspire hundreds of dramatic, operatic, poetic, and graphic works in the European culture for the next two thousand years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGive yourself a thrilling sojourn to a strange, zany place. Pick up your copy today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAleksander Krawczuk (1922-2023), was a scholar, professor a the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, minister of culture of Poland (1986-1989), and author of over 30 immensely popular books on Graeco-Roman antiquity. His delightful books, written in an accessible, conversational, highly readable style, address complex topics in an approachable manner without ever dumbing them down. International best-sellers in Europe, his books have shaped three generations of antique lovers, but, as a consequence of Soviet cultural policies, they appear in English only now. We are publishing a new title every 4-6 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52158911774951,"sku":"9782919820528","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8329\/8279\/files\/9315ce92686bd9c42cb89c03efa964e1.webp?v=1780530318","url":"https:\/\/skinnonsmooth.myshopify.com\/products\/titus-and-berenice-jews-romans-war-and-a-legendary-love-story-paperback","provider":"SkinnOnSmooth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}