{"product_id":"titus-and-berenice-jews-romans-war-and-a-legendary-love-story-9782919820528","title":"Titus and Berenice: Jews, Romans, War, and a Legendary Love Story","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFor five years, the fate of the last Jewish polity of the ancient world hung on the outcome of a romance: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA romance between the middle-aged, thrice-divorced Jewish queen, Berenice, and the youthful son of the first emperor of the Flavian dynasty.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume, the first in a series of three on the subject of the Herodian Dynasty, describes the events of AD 66-69: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the outbreak of the First Jewish War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Nero's artistic tour of Greece\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--his overthrow and death by suicide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the outbreak of the Roman Civil War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt couches the narrative in a broad intellectual and spiritual panorama of the times featuring many fascinating developments: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the strange Jewish sect of the Essenes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--another strange Jewish sect: Christians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--its most dangerous opponent, the charismatic Simon the Magus whose followers worshipped a prostitute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--other wonderfully zany erotic religious practices of the Middle East of the period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the pagan prophet Apollonius of Tyana--the \"pagan Jesus\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--the powerful temple of Aphrodite in Paphos, Cyprus--the main clearinghouse of secrets in the East and a \"business rival\" of the Temple of Jerusalem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd among those events and within that milieu, the book situates the love between the middle-aged queen and her youthful Roman prince, the future destroyer of the Temple; a romance which will go on to inspire hundreds of dramatic, operatic, poetic, and graphic works in the European culture for the next two thousand years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGive yourself a thrilling sojourn to a strange, zany place. Pick up your copy today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAleksander Krawczuk (1922-2023), was a scholar, professor a the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, minister of culture of Poland (1986-1989), and author of over 30 immensely popular books on Graeco-Roman antiquity. His delightful books, written in an accessible, conversational, highly readable style, address complex topics in an approachable manner without ever dumbing them down. International best-sellers in Europe, his books have shaped three generations of antique lovers, but, as a consequence of Soviet cultural policies, they appear in English only now. We are publishing a new title every 4-6 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mondrala Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782919820528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Aleksander Krawczuk","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45078741221557,"sku":"9782919820528","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fe4c8385-143e-4991-b1cc-b3928eb0627a.jpg?v=1738681537","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/titus-and-berenice-jews-romans-war-and-a-legendary-love-story-9782919820528","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}