The years between 37 BC, when Herod the Great became ruler, and AD 73, when Roman armies destroyed the citadel of Masada, the last stronghold of the Jews, were the most crucial in the history of the Jewish people. During this turbulent period, the Temple of Jerusalem was rebuilt more splendidly than ever before, then destroyed completely - and Jesus Christ died on the cross. The "Holy Land" documents both the great events of the period and the daily lives of ordinary Jewish people. Peter Connolly's superb illustrations and reconstructions breathe life into the dry archaeological evidence, bringing the period to vibrant life.

 

This book is part of a book series called The Ancient World .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Oxford University Press .

Peter Connolly is an acclaimed archaeologist, artist and writer. He is the major contributor to Oxford's Rebuilding the Past series.

This book has the following chapters: HEROD THE GREAT; Flight to Masada; A Land of Strife; Alexander Jannaeus; The coming of Rome; In the wake of Caesar; The invasion of the Parthians; King of the Jews; The struggle for Judea; The mailed fist; Antony and Cleopatra; The death of a high priest; The inevitable disaster; Another about-face; The death of Miriam; The other side of the coin; The rebuilding of the temple; The return of Alexander and Aristobulus; The end of Herod; The divided kingdom; PONTIUS PILATE AND JESUS; The years of Archelaus; Government from Rome; Jesus of Nazareth; The last year of Pilate; A maniac at Rome; Agrippa; The death of a "god"; The kingdom reunited; The rise of the Zealots; Another bad governor; Assassins and Messiahs; Near anarchy; The rising storm; WOE TO THEE JERUSALEM; The defeat of Cestius Gallus; Vespasian takes over; The siege of Jotapata; The fall of Galilee; Massacres at Jerusalem; Vespasian enters the lists; The siege begins; Famine sets in; The Antonia falls; The destruction of the temple; The end of Judea