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Further information
Contact: Sinéad Dixon, Department of Near
and Middle Eastern Studies, Arts Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 896 1451,
email:
Response to Empire: Israel and
Judah under Near Eastern
Imperial Rule
This course examines the way in which the
concept ‘empire’ has been applied to the ancient
Near East and asks whether or not the
application of our modern notion of empire is
appropriate to the way in which ancient Near
Eastern imperial rulers imposed rule and to the
way in which subjects of this rule responded.
With a revised understanding of ancient Near
Eastern imperial rule, the impact of such rule
(
including neo-Assyrians, neo-Babylonian,
Persian, Ptolemaic and Seleucid) on national
monarchies including Israel and Judah is
explored. The response of the subjects of
empire to this rule as this can be detected in art
and architecture, literature (the Bible, the
Sybilline Oracles from Egypt and other Near
Eastern documents) and documents from daily
life form the focus of seminars.
Lecturer
Professor Anne FitzPatrick
How to apply
Applications can be made in person on
Thursday, 19 September 2013, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. in
the Department of Near and Middle Eastern
Studies, room 5042, level 5 of the Arts Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2 or by post before
19
September 2013.
Fee
€150 for the course. For security reasons
payment should be by cheque/draft/postal
money order only, made payable to Trinity
College no. 1 account. A concession rate is
available to second and third level students,
unemployed persons and those in receipt of a
social welfare pension.
Date
Teaching commences during the week
beginning 23 September 2013. Please note
this is a day-time course.
Duration
The course runs for a total of eleven weeks.
Further information
Contact: Sinéad Dixon, Department of Near
and Middle Eastern Studies, Arts Building,
Trinity College, Dublin 2. Phone: 01 896 1451,
email:
Response to Empire: Rome and
the Judeans
This course examines the relationship between
the Roman Empire and the Judeans, both in
Judea and in the Diaspora. The course is
intended to provide students with a knowledge
of the main issues that come into play in this
complex interaction between a Near Eastern
ethnic group whose ancestral customs underpin
a system of ethical monotheism and the Roman
imperial power in need of a stable environment
on the eastern boundaries of its Empire. The
course will trace relations from the period of
Roman involvement in Judean affairs (63 BCE)
through to the revolt that ultimately led to the
destruction of the Temple in 70 CE.
Lecturer
Professor Zuleika Rodgers
