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 Judaea