Contents Preface Fergus Millar: Introduction: Overview of the Herodian World Literary and Documentary Evidence Tessa Rajak: Josephus as Historian of the Herods David Braund: Greek and Roman Authors on the Herods Daniel Schwartz: Herod in Ancient Jewish Literature Alla Kushnir-Stein: Coins of the Herodian Dynasty: The State of Research Tal Ilan: Ossuaries of the Herodian Period Archaeology, Art and Architecture Ehud Netzer: The Ideal City in the Eyes of Herod the Great Joseph Patrich: Herodian Caesarea: The Urban Space John Francis Wilson / Vassilios Tzaferis: A Herodian Capital in the North: Caesarea Philippi (Paneas) David Jacobson: The Jerusalem Temple of Herod the Great Andrew Overman / Jack Olive / Michael Nelson: A Newly Discovered Herodian Temple at Khirbet Omrit in Northern Israel Yizhar Hirschfeld †: Fortified Manor Houses of the Ruling Class in the Herodian Kingdom of Judaea Sarah Japp: Public and Private Decorative Art in the Time of Herod the Great Rachel Hachlili: Funerary Practices in Judaea During the Times of the Herods The Herods in Context Nikos Kokkinos: The Royal Court of the Herods Shimon Dar: The Agrarian Economy in the Herodian Period Duane W. Roller: New Insights into the Building Program of Herod the Great — Appendix: Abstracts of some papers not included William Horbury: Christian Sources on the Herods Jerry Vardaman †: Research on Herodian Inscriptions since the Seventeenth Century Israel Shatzman: The Formation of the Herodian Army: Hasmonaean Tradition and Roman Influence Yoram Tsafrir: Herodian Building Projects and the Romanisation of Judaeaweiterlesen