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The Arch of Titus
From Jerusalem to Romeâand Back
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The Arch of Titus: From Jerusalem to Romeâand Back explores the shifting meanings and significance of the Arch of Titus from the Jewish War of 66â74 CE to the presentâfor Romans, Christians and especially for Jews. Built by triumphant Romans, this triumphal monument was preserved by medieval Christians, lauded by modern visitors and dictators and imitated around the world. The Arch of Titus has special significance for the once-defeated Jews. Its menorah is now the national symbol of modern Israel.
The Arch of Titus: From Jerusalem to Romeâand Back assembles an international array of scholars to explore the Arch in all of its complexity. This volume celebrates an exhibition mounted at Yeshiva University Museum and is the final statement of the Yeshiva University Arch of Titus Project.
The Arch of Titus: From Jerusalem to Romeâand Back assembles an international array of scholars to explore the Arch in all of its complexity. This volume celebrates an exhibition mounted at Yeshiva University Museum and is the final statement of the Yeshiva University Arch of Titus Project.
Steven Fine is the Dean Pinkhos Churgin Professor of Jewish History at Yeshiva University. He is director of the YU Center for Israel Studies, and of the YU Arch of Titus Project. Fine is a faculty member of Yeshiva University's Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies and the Robert M. Beren Department of History.
"The publication is a compelling survey of the Arch of Titus through the centuries and a worthy tribute to both Fine and this exceptional survival from the ancient world."
- Steven H. Wander, University of Connecticut, in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2022.06.27.
"Der Sammelband wird so zu einem hochspannenden Beitrag zur Rezeptionsgeschichte des Titus-Bogens und er unterstreicht, wie sehr das Monument ein zentraler Ort globaler Kulturgeschichte ist."
- Achim Lichtenberger, Münster (Westf.), in Theologische Literaturzeitung 147 (2022) 9.
- Steven H. Wander, University of Connecticut, in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2022.06.27.
"Der Sammelband wird so zu einem hochspannenden Beitrag zur Rezeptionsgeschichte des Titus-Bogens und er unterstreicht, wie sehr das Monument ein zentraler Ort globaler Kulturgeschichte ist."
- Achim Lichtenberger, Münster (Westf.), in Theologische Literaturzeitung 147 (2022) 9.
Tables
Lenders to the Exhibition
Foreword
âAri Berman
Preface
âSteven Fine and Jacob Wisse
Contributors
Introduction: Searching for Butterflies under the Arch of Titus
âSteven Fine
1 The Spoils of Jerusalem in Color: The Making of a Polychrome Model
âSteven Fine, Donald H. Sanders, and Peter J. M. Schertz
2 The Arch of Titus: Triumph, Funeral, and Apotheosis in Ancient Rome
âIda Ãstenberg
3 Flavius Josephus and the Arch of Titus: Commemorating the Jewish War in Word and Stone
âSamuele Rocca
4 A Narrative Triumph: The Rabbis Write Back to the Empire
âGalit Hasan-Rokem
5 Pagan Rome in the Service of the Church: Christian Perceptions of the Arch of Titus in the Middle Ages
âMarie-Thérèse Champagne
6 Early Modern Visitors to the Arch of Titus
âWilliam Stenhouse
7 Moses Mendelssohn on the Arch of Titus Menorah
âSteven Fine
8 Valadier at the Arch of Titus: Papal Reconstruction and Archeological Restoration under Pius VII
âMarina Caffiero
9 âWithout Leaving Homeâ: Artists as Real and Virtual Pilgrims to the Arch of Titus
âJacob Wisse
10 The Arch of Titus in New York: The Menorahs at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
âYitzchak Schwartz
11 âTitus, Youâre Gone, but Weâre Still Here, Am Yisrael Chaiâ: Modern Jewish Pilgrimage to the Arch of Titus
âSteven Fine, with Yaakov Fine
12 Postscript: The Arch of Titus in the COVID Moment
âSteven Fine
13 Exhibition Script and Object Checklist
âSteven Fine, Jacob Wisse, and Jill Joshowitz
Index
Lenders to the Exhibition
Foreword
âAri Berman
Preface
âSteven Fine and Jacob Wisse
Contributors
Introduction: Searching for Butterflies under the Arch of Titus
âSteven Fine
1 The Spoils of Jerusalem in Color: The Making of a Polychrome Model
âSteven Fine, Donald H. Sanders, and Peter J. M. Schertz
2 The Arch of Titus: Triumph, Funeral, and Apotheosis in Ancient Rome
âIda Ãstenberg
3 Flavius Josephus and the Arch of Titus: Commemorating the Jewish War in Word and Stone
âSamuele Rocca
4 A Narrative Triumph: The Rabbis Write Back to the Empire
âGalit Hasan-Rokem
5 Pagan Rome in the Service of the Church: Christian Perceptions of the Arch of Titus in the Middle Ages
âMarie-Thérèse Champagne
6 Early Modern Visitors to the Arch of Titus
âWilliam Stenhouse
7 Moses Mendelssohn on the Arch of Titus Menorah
âSteven Fine
8 Valadier at the Arch of Titus: Papal Reconstruction and Archeological Restoration under Pius VII
âMarina Caffiero
9 âWithout Leaving Homeâ: Artists as Real and Virtual Pilgrims to the Arch of Titus
âJacob Wisse
10 The Arch of Titus in New York: The Menorahs at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine
âYitzchak Schwartz
11 âTitus, Youâre Gone, but Weâre Still Here, Am Yisrael Chaiâ: Modern Jewish Pilgrimage to the Arch of Titus
âSteven Fine, with Yaakov Fine
12 Postscript: The Arch of Titus in the COVID Moment
âSteven Fine
13 Exhibition Script and Object Checklist
âSteven Fine, Jacob Wisse, and Jill Joshowitz
Index
All interested in the history of the Arch of Titus, its art and reception from ancient Rome to the present