Jerusalem: City of the Great King

Synopsis

... The Author Traces The Growth Of The Capital Of Judea, Following The Jewish Return From Babylonian Exile, Through The Rule Of The Hasmonean Priest-kings And Herod The Great, And Finally Into Its Turbulent Days Under Roman Administration. ~publisher. Pre-herodian History -- Jerusalem In The Early Hellenistic Period -- Jerusalem And The Hasmoneans -- Herodian Jerusalem -- The Upper City -- The Setting For The Last Supper -- The Lower City -- Water Systems -- Herod's Temple -- Administration Of The Temple: Priests And Levites. R. Steven Notley.