The Army of Herod the Great (Men-At-Arms (Osprey)) - Softcover

Rocca, Samuel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846032067 ISBN 13: 9781846032066

Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Herod was Rome's most important and powerful ally at the end of the Republic and during the first years of Augustus' principate. He has entered posterity as a ruthless ruler against both his own family and, according to the gospel of Matthew, as the instigator of the slaughter of the innocents. He was also an able administrator, however, and succeeded in developing a powerful army. At its peak, Herod's army could field approximately 40,000 men. This book offers a fascinating look at this ancient army using the latest Israeli archaeological reports and finds, including weapons and armor fragments. Various campaigns are also discussed, such as the First and Second NAbatean War (32-32 BC, 9 BC), the siege of Jerusalem (40-37 BC), and Aelius Gallus' expedition to Arabia in 25 BC.

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Samuel Rocca was born in Milan, Italy but now lives in Jerusalem with his wife and three sons. He served with the Israeli Defense Forces, and has worked as a teacher and a curator at the Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem. He studied biblical and classical archaeology, gaining his PhD on Herodian Judaea at Bar-Ilan University. Samuel has given papers at numerous international conventions and written articles for several academic journals.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing plc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1846032067
• ISBN 13: 9781846032066
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zeichner: Hook Christa
• Anzahl der Seiten: 48
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Oliver Edwards; https://strengholt.nl/en/; ; 22 Liuleburgaz Str., floor 4, app. 9; Plovdiv; 4000; Bulgarien