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Land and economy in ancient Palestine
- Title
- Land and economy in ancient Palestine / Jack Pastor.
- Author
- Pastor, Jack, 1947-
- Publication
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
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Details
- Description
- xv, 281 pages; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-277) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction. Land: its role in the economy and society. Famine and landownership. Dietary needs. Population. The size of plots. Land uses -- 2. The Persian Period. The return. The food crisis. The debt crisis -- 3. The Early Hellenistic Period. Alexander the Great. The Ptolemaic period -- 4. The Late Hellenistic Period. The Seleucid period. The Hellenistic reform. The evil decrees -- 5. The Hasmoneans. The Maccabean revolt. The famine of 160 BCE. Jonathan. Simon. John Hyrcanus I. Judah Aristobolus I. Alexander Yannai. Shlomzion -- 6. The Early Roman Period. The conquest. Gabinius. John Hyrcanus II -- 7. The Herodian Period. Herod. Archelaus. Herod Antipas -- 8. Judea Under Direct Roman Rule. The census of Quirinius. The prefects. The Jewish aristocracy. The strike. The famine. Unemployment. The Great Revolt -- 9. Epilogue: From Yavneh to Bar Kokhba. Yavneh. The revolt of Bar Kokhba -- 10. Conclusions -- Appendix. weights and measures.
- ISBN
- 0415159601
- LCCN
- 96041705
- OCLC
- ocm35397830
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries