The Constitution of Judea (103-6 BCE)

Between 167 and 103 BCE, Judea transformed from a persecuted backwater on the edge of the Seleucid Empire to a fully independent expansionist Kingdom. Key to understanding what followed is how that Kingdom worked.

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Sources:
Flavius Josephus
Antiquities of the Jews
Available free via Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2848/...

Simon Schama
The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000 BCE-1492 CE
http://amazon.com/Story-Jews-One-Find...

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