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In this slide-illustrated lecture, we survey the history and archaeology of Jerusalem in the Herodian period (late 1st century B.C.E. – 1st century C.E.), ending with the city’s destruction by the Romans in 70 C.E. We focus especially on the reign of Herod the Great, and his reconstruction of the Second Temple and Temple Mount, as well as sites associated with Jesus’s final hours in Jerusalem. Jerusalem’s history and archaeology are the subject of Jodi Magness’ most recent book, "Jerusalem Through the Ages: From Its Beginnings to the Crusades" (Oxford, 2024).

The dean’s reception and lecture are both free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase. 

Speaker

Jodi Magness, Ph.D. is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Since 2002, she has been the Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Magness’ research interests, which focus on Palestine in the Roman, Byzantine, and early Islamic periods, and Diaspora Judaism in the Roman world, include ancient pottery, ancient synagogues, Jerusalem, Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Roman army in the East. Her most recent book is "Jerusalem Through the Ages: From Its Beginnings to the Crusades" (New York: Oxford University, March 2024).

Magness has participated on 20 different excavations in Israel and Greece, including co-directing the 1995 excavations in the Roman siege works at Masada. From 2003-2007 she co-directed excavations in the late Roman fort at Yotvata, Israel. Since 2011, Magness has directed excavations at Huqoq in Galilee.