Ancient Rome
A concept as old as the Bible.
The Huqoq synagogue and the Jewish Galilee.
The long history of Jews and pigs.
Extortion, tax evasion, counterfeiting, inciting rebellion, and forging documents.
A church father’s anti-Jewish polemic.
By way of an ancient Roman holiday and two very similar Hebrew letters.
Roman bloodsports offended Jewish sensibilities, but that didn’t keep some from watching—or participating.
Understanding the Roman assault.
And the continuous Jewish presence in the Land of Israel.
Traces of the Gallus revolt in Lod.
A defender of the Jews when they were at their most unpopular.
New research on old vessels.
“It is easy to imagine the lamp lighting up the darkness in the lonely, isolated fort manned by Roman soldiers.”
A joint venture for one of the ancient world’s most prized commodities.