01269nam a2200169Ia 4500 20250714155852.0 250714s9999 xx 000 0 und d 9780195098822 933.009732 SPE Sperber, Daniel The City in Roman Palestine Oxford University Press, USA 1998 209 pages This book is a study of the city and urban life in Roman Palestine during the Talmudic period, 100-400 B.C. Rather than focus on a specific city, Daniel Sperber synthesizes what is known about city life in Talmudic Palestine to create a paradigmatic hypothetical Palestinian city. Drawing on numerous literary records for his information, he describes the structure and use of many physical aspects of the city, such as its markets, pubs, streets, bathhouses, roads, walls, toilets, and water supply. Rounding out the study is a chapter describing the archeological evidence, written by Sperber's colleague, Professor Joshua Schwartz. With the recent upsurge of interest in urbanization in the Greco-Roman world, The City in Roman Palestine will attract not only scholars of Judaic literature and history, but also classicists and ancient historians. History ENGLISH 575811 575811 0 0 0 0 ACL ACL 7B 2025-07-14 0 933.009732 SPE 281272 2025-07-14 15:58:52 2025-07-14 ENGLISH