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The interaction of Jew and Greek in antiquity intrigues the imagination. Both civilizations boasted great traditions, their roots stretching back to legendary ancestors and divine sanction. In the wake of Alexander the Great's triumphant successes, Greeks and Macedonians came as conquerors and settled as ruling classes in the lands of the eastern Mediterranean. Hellenic culture, the culture of the ascendant classes in many of the cities of the Near East, held widespread attraction and appeal. Je

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Author

Erich S. Gruen

Publisher

Berkeley, Calif.: University of California Press

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520929197

Category

literary studies

Subjects

Religion, History, Judaism

Updated

2026-03-24