BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
The Department of Classical Studies and the Program in the History of Ideas presents
The 2013 Fall Martin Weiner Lecture
THE REAL WORLD OF THE MACCABEES
PROFESSOR ANDREA BERLIN
James R. Wiseman Chair in Classical Archaeology
Professor of Archaeology * Director of Graduate Studies
At Boston University
Antiochus III
Antiochus IV
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
(Reception to follow. Open to the public. Free parking.)
Location: Lown 2, downstairs auditorium
Maccabees is an inspiring tale of a fight for religious and cultural
independence –but is it true? The book was written about sixty years after
the events it describes, in order to heroize the founders of the
Hasmonean dynasty. Archaeological evidence reveals the realities of the
era of the Maccabees and provides a new perspective on their story and
on the writing of history.
Please contact Heidi McAllister at x6-2180 (hmcallister@brandeis.edu) with any questions.
Collection from: The Archive Room at Tel Kedesh, Israel showing two Sealings depicting the Seleucid Kings Antiochus III and
Antiochus IV, who ruled in the time of the Maccabees.