Agrippa II is the first comprehensive biography of the last
descendant of Herod the Great to rule as a client king of Rome.
Agrippa was the last king to assume responsibility for the
management of the Temple in Jerusalem, and he ultimately saw its
destruction in the Judaean-Roman War. This study documents his life
from a childhood spent at the Imperial court in Rome and rise to
the position of client king of Rome under Claudius and Nero. It
examines his role in the War during which he sided with Rome, and
offers fresh insights into his failure to intervene to prevent the
destruction of Jerusalem and its Sanctuary, as well as reviewing
Agrippa's encounter with nascent Christianity through his famous
interview with the Apostle Paul. Also addressed is the vexed
question of the obscurity into which Agrippa II has fallen, in
sharp contrast with his sister Berenice, whose intimate
relationship with Titus, the heir to the Roman throne, has fired
the imagination of writers through the ages. This study also
includes appendices surveying the coins issued in the name of
Agrippa II and the inscriptions from his reign. This volume will
appeal to anyone studying Judaean-Roman relations and the
Judaean-Roman War, as well as those working more broadly on Roman
client kingship, and Rome's eastern provinces. It covers topics
that continue to attract general interest as well as stirring
current scholarly debate. Maps 1 and 2 available in colour at
www.routledge.com/9781138331815
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