Why a Roman Emperor Rebuilt Jerusalem and Jerash

by Deslee Campbell

Overview

Two of Antiquities oldest and greatest cities, Jerusalem and Jerash, attracted the personal attention and the detailed and creative intervention of the Ancient World's most powerful man in the early second century. He was the Roman Emperor, Hadrian. But why?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798227813718
Publisher:	Deslee Campbell
Publication date:	05/25/2024
Pages:	88
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.18(d)

About the Author

About the Author

Dr Deslee Campbell, a retired educational psychologist and teacher, is a prolific writer of both fiction and works concerned with history, religion and archaeology. She is particularly interested in art, artefacts and architecture as pathways towards understanding the past. Her doctoral thesis from the University of Sydney is entitled "The Iconography of Women: A Study of Byzantium and the Byzantine-influenced Mediterranean, A.D. 395-1204."