The Synagogue at Sardis

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-0-674-29615-2
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, 550 Seiten, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 305 mm

Reihe: Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Reports

The Synagogue at Sardis, discovered by the Harvard-Cornell expedition in 1962, is the largest synagogue known in the ancient world. Its great size, its location within a bath-gymnasium complex, its elaborate and expensive interior decorations, and the high status of many of the donors caused significant revision of previous assumptions about Judaism in the Roman Empire. This long-awaited volume discusses in detail the history of the building, its decoration, and the place of the Jewish community in the larger society. Copiously illustrated with plans and photos, the book also includes catalogs of the decorative elements, coins, and other objects associated with this monumental religious space.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seager, Andrew R.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Cross, Frank Moore

Evans, Jane DeRose

Fine, Steven

Kroll, John H.

Majewski, Lawrence J.

Mitten, David Gordon

Rautman, Marcus

Rousseau, Vanessa

Yildirim, Bahadir

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte des Judentums (Diaspora)
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen Sakralbauten

Über Autor(innen)

Seager, Andrew R.
Andrew R. Seager is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at Ball State University. He joined the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis in 1964 and began his study of the Synagogue in 1966.

Evans, Jane DeRose
Jane DeRose Evans is Professor of Art History at Temple University.

Fine, Steven
Steven Fine is the Dean Pinkhos Churgin Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University.

Cross, Frank Moore
Frank Moore Cross was Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages, Emeritus, Harvard University.