Representing the Dynasty in Flavian Rome: The Case of Josephus'' Jewish War | Agenda Bookshop Skip to content
Please note that books with a 10-20 working days delivery time may not arrive before Christmas.
Please note that books with a 10-20 working days delivery time may not arrive before Christmas.
A01=Dr Jonathan Davies
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Dr Jonathan Davies
automatic-update
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=DSBB
Category=HBAH
Category=HBLA1
COP=United Kingdom
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
Language_English
PA=Available
Price_€50 to €100
PS=Active
softlaunch

Representing the Dynasty in Flavian Rome: The Case of Josephus'' Jewish War

English

By (author): Dr Jonathan Davies

Representing the Dynasty in Flavian Rome investigates the problem of contemporary historiography and regime representation in Flavian Rome through a close study of a text not usually read for such purposes but which has obvious promise for a study of this theme, the Jewish War of Flavius Josephus. Having surveyed the evolution of our conception of Josephus' relationship to Flavian power, taken a broad account of issues of political expression and regime representation in Flavian Rome outside Josephus and examined questions relating to the structure and date of the work, Davies provides a series of thematically-focused readings of the three senior members of the Flavian family, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian, as represented by their contemporary and client Josephus. Key topics explored include the level of independence of Josephus' vision, his work's relationship to how the regime is depicted in other contemporary sources, how Josephus makes the Flavians serve his own agenda (which is distinct from the heavy focus of much previous scholarship on how Josephus served their agenda), and the viability and usefulness of certain types of reading practices relating to figured critique which have recently become influential in Josephan scholarship. The book offers a new approach to Josephus' relationship to the Flavian Dynasty and sheds new light on contemporary historiography and political expression in the Early Principate. See more
Current price €75.59
Original price €83.99
Save 10%
A01=Dr Jonathan DaviesAge Group_UncategorizedAuthor_Dr Jonathan Daviesautomatic-updateCategory1=Non-FictionCategory=DSBBCategory=HBAHCategory=HBLA1COP=United KingdomDelivery_Delivery within 10-20 working daysLanguage_EnglishPA=AvailablePrice_€50 to €100PS=Activesoftlaunch
Delivery/Collection within 10-20 working days
Product Details
  • Weight: 540g
  • Dimensions: 161 x 241mm
  • Publication Date: 18 Aug 2023
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780198882992

About Dr Jonathan Davies

Jonathan Davies completed his D.Phil at Oxford in 2017 as holder of the Littman-Vermes scholarship at Wolfson College. Since then he has taught classics ancient history classical languages and Jewish studies at Birkbeck College London Oxford Maynooth University and Newcastle University.

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue we'll assume that you are understand this. Learn more
Accept