Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Materials / David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos -- Introduction / The Editors , David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos -- Herod, Rome, And The Diaspora / Erich S. Gruen -- The Augustan Programme Of Cultural Renewal And Herod / Karl Galinsky -- Herod And Rome: Was Romanisation A Goal Of The Building Policy Of Herod? / Achim Lichtenberger -- Herod, Augustus, And Nicolaus Of Damascus / Mark Toher -- Herod, Josephus, And Laqueur: A Reconsideration / Joseph Sievers -- The Coins Of Herod The Great In The Context Of The Augustan Empire / Donald T. Ariel -- Dating Documents In Herodian Judaea / David Goodblatt -- Rome And Jerusalem: Public Building And The Economy / Joseph Geiger -- Palaces And The Planning Of Complexes In Herods Realm / Ehud Netzer -- Herodian Entertainment Structures / Joseph Patrich -- Herods Caesarea On Sebastos: Urban Structures And Influences / Barbara Burrell -- The Architectural Origins Of Herods Temple Mount / Dan Bahat -- Wall Paintings Of The Hellenistic And Herodian Period In The Land Of Israel / Silvia Rozenberg -- Herodian Pottery / Malka Hershkovitz -- Herod, Augustus, And The Special Relationship: The Significance Of The Procuratorship / Anthony A. Barrett -- Client Kings Armies Under Augustus: The Case Of Herod / Denis B. Saddington -- Nabataean Royal Propaganda: A Response To Herod And Augustus? / Stephan G. Schmid -- Herods Contemporaries In Britain And The West / John Creighton -- One Temple And Many Synagogues: On Religion And State In Herodian Judaea And Augustan Rome / Daniel R. Schwartz -- Index / David M. Jacobson and Nikos Kokkinos.

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This volume brings together nineteen studies by foremost experts in the period of Herod and Augustus, and highlights recent progress in elucidating the phenomenon of Herod the Great in the context of the Roman imperial order inaugurated by Augustus. They illuminate Herod’s pre-eminent role in the Augustan client network and his remarkable energies, expressed in an extensive building programme which has left substantial remains. The literary records of Herod’s life and times, primarily by Josephus, are critically examined here in relation to the documentary and archaeological evidence.