During the three days of the 'Herod and Augustus' Conference held at University College London (21 to 23 June 2005), under the auspices of the Institute of Jewish Studies, leading experts in Herodian and Augustan studies from across the globe were brought together to present the results of their research and to engage in a constructive encounter. The event was well attended and the lectures generated lively debate. This followed on the heel of a conference at the British Museum on the theme of 'The World of the Herods and the Nabataeans' (17 to 19 April 2001) – the first of its type ever held in the UK – published in two volumes under the editorship of Nikos Kokkinos and Konstantinos Politis, respectively. The success of both conferences has encouraged the possibility of repeating such international gatherings in London, perhaps at four yearly intervals, like Herod's prestigious quadrennial games. Indeed, another event is being discussed for 2009 or 2010. These would considerably raise the profile of the UK in this important field of study. Through such efforts, fresh insights have been gained on developments in the cultural sphere that were fostered by the Pricipate of Augustus, and its reciprocal relationship with client monarchies, among which Herod's Judaea occupies a prominent place. Appended below is the original programme of the 2005 conference, followed by the announcement of publication of the proceedings.
THE INSTITUTE OF JEWISH STUDIES
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
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3-day International Conference
21st-23rd June 2005
HEROD AND AUGUSTUS
Sponsored by
The Cecil and Irene Roth Memorial Trust
Venue: Cruciform Building, University College London
Gower Street, London WC1 (unless otherwise stated)
Conference Organisers:
David Jacobson & Nikos Kokkinos
PROGRAMME
<<Tuesday 21st June 2005>>
9:30 Opening remarks
Session 1: Augustan and Herodian Ideology
9:45 Erich Gruen, University of California, Berkeley: Herod, Rome and the Diaspora
10:30 Karl Galinsky, University of Texas: The Augustan Programme of Cultural Renewal
11:15 Coffee
11:45 Achim Lichtenberger, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster: The Building Ideology of Herod in Relation to Rome and Augustus
12:30 Lunch (not provided)
Session 2: Documentary Evidence
2:00 Mark Toher, Union College, New York: Herod, Augustus and Nicolaus of Damascus
2:45 Joseph Sievers, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome: Herod, Josephus and Laqueur: A Reconsideration
3:30 Tea
4:00 Donald T. Ariel, Israel Antiquities Authority, Jerusalem: The Coins of Herod the Great in the Context of the Augustan Empire
4:45 David Goodblatt, University of California, San Diego: Dating Documents in Herodian Judaea
<<Wednesday 22nd June 2005>>
Session 3: Augustan and Herodian Building Programmes
9:45 Joseph Geiger, Hebrew University, Jerusalem: Rome and Jerusalem: Public Building and the Economy
10:30 Ehud Netzer, Hebrew University, Jerusalem: Palaces and the Planning of Complexes in Herod's Realm
11:15 Coffee
11:45 Joseph Patrich, Hebrew University, Jerusalem: Herodian Entertainment Structures
12:30 Lunch (not provided)
Session 4: Individual Herodian Sites
2:00 Barbara Burrell, University of Cincinnati: Herod's Caesarea on Sebastos: Urban Structures and Influences
2:45 Gideon Foerster FOERSTER, Hebrew University, Jerusalem: Herodian Masada in the Light of Hellenistic and Roman Art and Architecture
3:30 Tea
Session 5: Applied Arts in the Herodian Kingdom
4:00 Silvia Rozenberg, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem: Stylistic Influences on Wall Paintings of the Herodian Period in Israel
4:45 Malka Hershkovitz, Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem: Herodian Pottery
5:30 Reception: in The Haldane Room
6:30 Public Lecture: in The Gustave Tuck Theatre, UCL
Dan Bahat, University of Toronto: The Herodian Temple Mount
<<Thursday 23rf June 2005>>
Session 6: Administration and Client Network
9:45 Anthony A. Barrett, University of British Columbia, Vancouver:
Augustus and Herod: A Special Relationship? Rome and the Client Kings
10:30 Denis Saddington, University of Witwatersrand: Client Kings' Armies under Augustus – The Case of Herod
11:15 Coffee
11:45 Stephan Schmid, University of Montpellier: Nabatean Royal Propaganda: A Response to Herod and Augustus?
12:30 John Creighton, University of Reading: Augustan Client Policy and Britain and the West
1:15 Lunch (not provided)
Session 7: Religion under Augustus and Herod
2:45 Ittai Gradel, University of Copenhagen: The Imperial Cult under Augustus
3:30 Daniel R. Schwartz, Hebrew University, Jerusalem: One Temple and Many Synagogues: On Religion and State in Herodian Judaea and Augustan Rome
4:15 Closing Remarks
4:30 Reception: in the Haldane Room, UCL
PUBLICATION (2009):
David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos (eds.), Herod and Augustus:
Papers Presented at the IJS Conference, 21st-23rd June 2005 (IJS Studies in Judaica 6), Leiden/Boston, MA: Brill, 2009 (Hb). ISBN: 978-90-0416546-5. 16 X 25 cm. i-xiv, 502 pp. 84 pls.
This volume brings together nineteen studies (based on papers read at the conference) by foremost experts in the period of Herod and Augustus, and highlights recent progress in elucidating the phenomenon of Herod the Great in the context of the Roman imperial order inaugurated by Augustus. They illuminate Herod's pre-eminent role in the Augustan client network and his remarkable energies, expressed in an extensive building programme which has left substantial remains. The literary records of Herod's life and times, primarily by Josephus, are critically examined here in relation to the documentary and archaeological evidence.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of Abbreviations
Introduction by the Editors (David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos)
AUGUSTAN AND HERODIAN IDEOLOGY
Herod, Rome, and the Diaspora (Erich S. Gruen)
The Augustan Programme of Cultural Renewal and Herod (Karl Galinsky)
Herod and Rome: Was Romanisation a Goal of the Building Policy of Herod? (Achim Lichtenberger)
LITERARY AND DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
Herod, Augustus, and Nicolaus of Damascus (Mark Toher)
Herod, Josephus, and Laqueur: A Reconsideration (Joseph Sievers)
The Coins of Herod the Great in the Context of the Augustan Empire (Donald T. Ariel)
Dating Documents in Herodian Judaea (David Goodblatt)
AUGUSTAN AND HERODIAN BUILDING PROGRAMMES
Rome and Jerusalem: Public Building and the Economy (Joseph Geiger)
Palaces and the Planning of Complexes in Herod’s Realm (Ehud Netzer)
Herodian Entertainment Structures (Joseph Patrich)
INDIVIDUAL HERODIAN SITES
Herod’s Caesarea on Sebastos: Urban Structures and Influences (Barbara Burrell)
The Architectural Origins of Herod’s Temple Mount (Dan Bahat)
APPLIED ARTS IN THE HERODIAN KINGDOM
Wall Paintings of the Hellenistic and Herodian Period in the Land of Israel (Silvia Rozenberg)
Herodian Pottery (Malka Hershkovitz)
ADMINISTRATION AND CLIENT NETWORK
Herod, Augustus, and the Special Relationship: The Significance of the Procuratorship (Anthony A. Barrett)
Client Kings’ Armies under Augustus: The Case of Herod (Denis B. Saddington)
Nabataean Royal Propaganda: A Response to Herod and Augustus? (Stephan G. Schmid)
Herod’s Contemporaries in Britain and the West (John Creighton)
RELIGION UNDER AUGUSTUS AND HEROD
One Temple and Many Synagogues: On Religion and State in Herodian Judaea and Augustan Rome (Daniel R. Schwartz)
Index
Plates
