Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-348) and indexes
The Persian period and the transition to Hellenism -- The advent of Hellenism under the Greek kingdoms and the Hasmoneans (332-37 B.C.E.) -- Herod the Great and the introduction of Roman architecture -- Khirbet Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls -- From Herod to the Great Revolt -- The Great Revolt and the Bar Kokhba Rebellion -- The emergence of Christianity -- Early Judaism and the rise of the synagogue -- The archaeology of paganism -- The growth of Greco-Roman culture and the case of Sepphoris -- After Constantine : beyond the Roman period