Asher Ovadiah
Biographic Data
| ID | 4229821 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Asher Ovadiah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Asher |
| FAMILY NAME | Ovadiah |
| SIGNATURE | OVADIAH A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tel Aviv University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Dioskouroi, Eros, Hades/Pluto, Hera, Kronos, Nemesis and Tyche in the Decapolis
The present study engages with seven deities whose veneration and cults appear to have been practiced, even if in a limited way and not widespread, in the cities of the Decapolis during the Roman period: the Dioskouroi, Eros, Hades/ Pluto, Hera, Kronos, Nemesis and Tyche. The various artistic media and findings (architecure, sculpture, epigraphy, numismatics, gems and a mosaic floor) suggest that the veneration and cults of these deities existed …
Asklepios, Helios, Hygieia and Sarapis in the Decapolis
The present study engages with four deities, whose veneration and worship were prevalent in the Decapolis in the Roman period: Asklepios, Helios, Hygieia and Sarapis. The discussion is based on the architectural, sculptural, epigraphic and numismatic evidence, as well as on small finds (gems). Evidence for the veneration and cult of Asklepios has not been found so far in half of the cities of the Decapolis. The evidence available to date, seems t…
Ares, Athena, Herakles and Nike in the Decapolis
The present study engages with four deities, whose veneration and worship were prevalent in the Decapolis in the Roman period: Ares, Athena, Herakles and Nike. The discussion is based on the architectural, sculptural, epigraphic and numismatic evidence, as well as on small finds (gems). Curiously, only the architectural remains of a single temple, dedicated to Herakles, is preserved in Philadelphia (present-day Amman, Jordan); while for the other…
Panayota Assimakopoulou-Atzaka, Corpus of the Early Christian Mosaic Pavements of Greece, III.2. The Mosaic Pavements of Macedonia and Thrace
Panayota Assimakopoulou-Atzaka, Corpus of the Early Christian Mosaic Pavements of Greece, III.2. The Mosaic Pavements of Macedonia and Thrace (in Greek), Part A and Part B (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki / Centre for Byzantine Research, Byzantine Monuments 18), Thessaloniki: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki / Centre for Byzantine Research and the National Bank Cultural Foundation, 2017, 624 + 660 pp., 566 mostly colour pls and maps, bib…
A Fragmentary Wall Painting in Herod’s Theatre at Herodion
The fragmentary wall painting in question, found loose in the debris in the theatre’s royal room at Herodion, depicts two male figures. It was painted between 15 and 10 BCE, at the time of the theatre’s construction. The excavators believe that it belongs to one of the pinakes (“windows”) of the wall paintings, found in the royal room. Its high artistic quality indicates that the artist must in all probability have been trained in one of the main…
Symbolism in Jewish and Christian Works of Art in Late Antiquity
Στο παρόν άρθρο εξετάζεται η χρήση των συμβόλων και η πιθανή ερμηνευτική τους προσέγγιση στην ιουδαϊκή και χριστιανική τέχνη της Ύστερης αρχαιότητας έως περίπου τον 7ο αιώνα. Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση δίνεται στην ανάπτυξη της χριστιανικής τέχνης από τον 4ο αιώνα κ.ε., όπου σε γενικό πλαίσιο εγγράφονται οι δυναμικές στη χρήση των εικόνων και των συμβόλων, ενώ γίνεται και αναφορά στην αλληγορική ή σημειολογική ερμηνεία αυτών με βάση την πατερική διδασκαλία…
The Zeus from Gaza re-examined
Se realiza un nuevo examen, a través de análisis iconográfico y estilístico, de la estatua monumental del Zeus hallado en Gaza, hoy en el Museo Arqueológico de Estambul. Sus paralelos en escultura monumental, estatuillas y otros objetos artísticos —pintura vascular, gemas y monedas—, indican que esta obra de arte tiene un carácter ecléctico con tendencias varias y distintos conceptos artísticos de tipo clásico-helenístico. Es plausible concluir q…
The Meroth Mosaic Reconsidered
Les AA. proposent une analyse iconographique du decor de la synagogue de Meroth. Il est tout a fait vraisemblable que l'auteur des mosaiques de Meroth etait familier avec les modeles artistiques qui circulaient alors sur la terre d'Israel. Sur cette mosaique, on decouvre un soldat reposant son casque et ses armes; assis sur son bouclier, il se repose. Cette scene peut symboliser le desir de voir une guerre se terminer et la paix arriver. Les lead…
Mosaic pavements of the Herodian period in Israel
Observations on the Origin of the Architectural Plan of Ancient Synagogues
Les caracteristiques architecturales communes observees dans les anciennes synagogues se rencontrent auparavant dans les edifices du monde grec et romain. Pour certains auteurs, le plan de la synagogue viendrait de la basilique romaine, pour d'autres le triclinium romain aurait ete le prototype du plan de la synagogue. Il semble en fait que le plan des anciennes synagogues est eclectique dans son caractere, mais depourvu d'innovation et d'origina…
The Epigraphic Finds from the Roman Temple at Kedesh in the Upper Galilee
The Epigraphic Finds from the Roman Temple at Kedesh in the Upper Galilee
Four Greek inscriptions have been discovered to date in the Roman temple complex at Kedesh (Tel Qedesh) in the Upper Galilee.' Two came to light during the last century, while an additional two were discovered in the course of the archaeological excavations of 1981 (Ovadiah a.o. 1982; Fischer, Ovadiah and Roll 1984; Ovadiah, Fischer and Roll 1985). The first two inscriptions were reviewed by the authors in the preliminary report on the excavation…
Supplementum to the Corpus of the Byzantine Churches in the Holy Land
(1984). SUPPLEMENTUM TO THE CORPUS OF THE BYZANTINE CHURCHES IN THE HOLY LAND. Levant: Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 129-165.
The Roman Temple at Kedesh, Upper Galilee
The Roman Temple at Kedesh, Upper Galilee
Kedesh, ca. 15 km au nord de Safed, pres de la frontiere israelo-libanaise. La ville a connu son apogee aux II-III ss. apr. J.-C. (ou elle depend de Tyr). Un temple romain occupait la colline a l'Est du tell, aux restes bien conserves. Description: un vaste temenos ou enceinte sacree avec en son centre un temple monumental. Le peribolos du temenos est de plan rectangulaire. Le temple est constitue d'une cella rectangulaire et d'un portique. Trois…
A Head of Ares in the B. Sofer Collection
(1983). A Head of Ares in the B. Sofer Collection. Palestine Exploration Quarterly: Vol. 115, No. 2, pp. 141-144
Supplementum to the Corpus of the Byzantine Churches in the Holy Land Part II
(1982). Supplementum to the Corpus of the Byzantine Churches in the Holy Land Part II: Updated Material on Churches Discussed in the Corpus. Levant: Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 122-170.
Supplementum to the Corpus of the Byzantine Churches in the Holy Land Part I
(1981). Supplementum to the Corpus of the Byzantine Churches in the Holy Land Part I: Newly Discovered Churches. Levant: Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 200-261.
Was the Cult of the God Dushara-Dusares Practised in Hippos-Susita
Fragment de basalte avec inscription grecque decouvert en 1974 sur le terrain du Kibbuts Zin Gev, au sommet du col de Susita. Reconstruction de l'inscription: (Theo) Dousarei (anetheken ho deina): un tel a dedie au dieu Doushara, lequel dieu est la divinite principale des Nabateens, identifie a l'epoque romaine a Dionysios ou a Zeus-Hadad. Region du Lac de Tiberiade
Two Notes on the Early Byzantine Complex at Kursi
Two Notes on the Early Byzantine Complex at Kursi." Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 109(2), pp. 123–124
The Roman Temple at Kedesh, Upper Galilee
Kedesh, ca. 15 km au nord de Safed, pres de la frontiere israelo-libanaise. La ville a connu son apogee aux II-III ss. apr. J.-C. (ou elle depend de Tyr). Un temple romain occupait la colline a l'Est du tell, aux restes bien conserves. Description: un vaste temenos ou enceinte sacree avec en son centre un temple monumental. Le peribolos du temenos est de plan rectangulaire. Le temple est constitue d'une cella rectangulaire et d'un portique. Trois…
The Epigraphic Finds from the Roman Temple at Kedesh in the Upper Galilee
Four Greek inscriptions have been discovered to date in the Roman temple complex at Kedesh (Tel Qedesh) in the Upper Galilee.' Two came to light during the last century, while an additional two were discovered in the course of the archaeological excavations of 1981 (Ovadiah a.o. 1982; Fischer, Ovadiah and Roll 1984; Ovadiah, Fischer and Roll 1985). The first two inscriptions were reviewed by the authors in the preliminary report on the excavation…
Was the Cult of the God Dushara-Dusares Practised in Hippos-Susita
Fragment de basalte avec inscription grecque decouvert en 1974 sur le terrain du Kibbuts Zin Gev, au sommet du col de Susita. Reconstruction de l'inscription: (Theo) Dousarei (anetheken ho deina): un tel a dedie au dieu Doushara, lequel dieu est la divinite principale des Nabateens, identifie a l'epoque romaine a Dionysios ou a Zeus-Hadad. Region du Lac de Tiberiade
Two Notes on the Early Byzantine Complex at Kursi
Two Notes on the Early Byzantine Complex at Kursi." Palestine Exploration Quarterly, 109(2), pp. 123–124
Supplementum to the Corpus of the Byzantine Churches in the Holy Land Part I
(1981). Supplementum to the Corpus of the Byzantine Churches in the Holy Land Part I: Newly Discovered Churches. Levant: Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 200-261.
Was the Cult of the God Dushara-Dusares Practised in Hippos-Susita
Fragment de basalte avec inscription grecque decouvert en 1974 sur le terrain du Kibbuts Zin Gev, au sommet du col de Susita. Reconstruction de l'inscription: (Theo) Dousarei (anetheken ho deina): un tel a dedie au dieu Doushara, lequel dieu est la divinite principale des Nabateens, identifie a l'epoque romaine a Dionysios ou a Zeus-Hadad. Region du Lac de Tiberiade
Supplementum to the Corpus of the Byzantine Churches in the Holy Land Part II
(1982). Supplementum to the Corpus of the Byzantine Churches in the Holy Land Part II: Updated Material on Churches Discussed in the Corpus. Levant: Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 122-170.
A Head of Ares in the B. Sofer Collection
(1983). A Head of Ares in the B. Sofer Collection. Palestine Exploration Quarterly: Vol. 115, No. 2, pp. 141-144
Supplementum to the Corpus of the Byzantine Churches in the Holy Land
(1984). SUPPLEMENTUM TO THE CORPUS OF THE BYZANTINE CHURCHES IN THE HOLY LAND. Levant: Vol. 16, No. 1, pp. 129-165.
The Roman Temple at Kedesh, Upper Galilee
The Roman Temple at Kedesh, Upper Galilee
Kedesh, ca. 15 km au nord de Safed, pres de la frontiere israelo-libanaise. La ville a connu son apogee aux II-III ss. apr. J.-C. (ou elle depend de Tyr). Un temple romain occupait la colline a l'Est du tell, aux restes bien conserves. Description: un vaste temenos ou enceinte sacree avec en son centre un temple monumental. Le peribolos du temenos est de plan rectangulaire. Le temple est constitue d'une cella rectangulaire et d'un portique. Trois…
The Epigraphic Finds from the Roman Temple at Kedesh in the Upper Galilee
The Epigraphic Finds from the Roman Temple at Kedesh in the Upper Galilee
Four Greek inscriptions have been discovered to date in the Roman temple complex at Kedesh (Tel Qedesh) in the Upper Galilee.' Two came to light during the last century, while an additional two were discovered in the course of the archaeological excavations of 1981 (Ovadiah a.o. 1982; Fischer, Ovadiah and Roll 1984; Ovadiah, Fischer and Roll 1985). The first two inscriptions were reviewed by the authors in the preliminary report on the excavation…
Observations on the Origin of the Architectural Plan of Ancient Synagogues
Les caracteristiques architecturales communes observees dans les anciennes synagogues se rencontrent auparavant dans les edifices du monde grec et romain. Pour certains auteurs, le plan de la synagogue viendrait de la basilique romaine, pour d'autres le triclinium romain aurait ete le prototype du plan de la synagogue. Il semble en fait que le plan des anciennes synagogues est eclectique dans son caractere, mais depourvu d'innovation et d'origina…
Mosaic pavements of the Herodian period in Israel
The Meroth Mosaic Reconsidered
Les AA. proposent une analyse iconographique du decor de la synagogue de Meroth. Il est tout a fait vraisemblable que l'auteur des mosaiques de Meroth etait familier avec les modeles artistiques qui circulaient alors sur la terre d'Israel. Sur cette mosaique, on decouvre un soldat reposant son casque et ses armes; assis sur son bouclier, il se repose. Cette scene peut symboliser le desir de voir une guerre se terminer et la paix arriver. Les lead…
The Zeus from Gaza re-examined
Se realiza un nuevo examen, a través de análisis iconográfico y estilístico, de la estatua monumental del Zeus hallado en Gaza, hoy en el Museo Arqueológico de Estambul. Sus paralelos en escultura monumental, estatuillas y otros objetos artísticos —pintura vascular, gemas y monedas—, indican que esta obra de arte tiene un carácter ecléctico con tendencias varias y distintos conceptos artísticos de tipo clásico-helenístico. Es plausible concluir q…
Symbolism in Jewish and Christian Works of Art in Late Antiquity
Στο παρόν άρθρο εξετάζεται η χρήση των συμβόλων και η πιθανή ερμηνευτική τους προσέγγιση στην ιουδαϊκή και χριστιανική τέχνη της Ύστερης αρχαιότητας έως περίπου τον 7ο αιώνα. Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση δίνεται στην ανάπτυξη της χριστιανικής τέχνης από τον 4ο αιώνα κ.ε., όπου σε γενικό πλαίσιο εγγράφονται οι δυναμικές στη χρήση των εικόνων και των συμβόλων, ενώ γίνεται και αναφορά στην αλληγορική ή σημειολογική ερμηνεία αυτών με βάση την πατερική διδασκαλία…
A Fragmentary Wall Painting in Herod’s Theatre at Herodion
The fragmentary wall painting in question, found loose in the debris in the theatre’s royal room at Herodion, depicts two male figures. It was painted between 15 and 10 BCE, at the time of the theatre’s construction. The excavators believe that it belongs to one of the pinakes (“windows”) of the wall paintings, found in the royal room. Its high artistic quality indicates that the artist must in all probability have been trained in one of the main…
Panayota Assimakopoulou-Atzaka, Corpus of the Early Christian Mosaic Pavements of Greece, III.2. The Mosaic Pavements of Macedonia and Thrace
Panayota Assimakopoulou-Atzaka, Corpus of the Early Christian Mosaic Pavements of Greece, III.2. The Mosaic Pavements of Macedonia and Thrace (in Greek), Part A and Part B (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki / Centre for Byzantine Research, Byzantine Monuments 18), Thessaloniki: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki / Centre for Byzantine Research and the National Bank Cultural Foundation, 2017, 624 + 660 pp., 566 mostly colour pls and maps, bib…
Ares, Athena, Herakles and Nike in the Decapolis
The present study engages with four deities, whose veneration and worship were prevalent in the Decapolis in the Roman period: Ares, Athena, Herakles and Nike. The discussion is based on the architectural, sculptural, epigraphic and numismatic evidence, as well as on small finds (gems). Curiously, only the architectural remains of a single temple, dedicated to Herakles, is preserved in Philadelphia (present-day Amman, Jordan); while for the other…
Asklepios, Helios, Hygieia and Sarapis in the Decapolis
The present study engages with four deities, whose veneration and worship were prevalent in the Decapolis in the Roman period: Asklepios, Helios, Hygieia and Sarapis. The discussion is based on the architectural, sculptural, epigraphic and numismatic evidence, as well as on small finds (gems). Evidence for the veneration and cult of Asklepios has not been found so far in half of the cities of the Decapolis. The evidence available to date, seems t…
The Dioskouroi, Eros, Hades/Pluto, Hera, Kronos, Nemesis and Tyche in the Decapolis
The present study engages with seven deities whose veneration and cults appear to have been practiced, even if in a limited way and not widespread, in the cities of the Decapolis during the Roman period: the Dioskouroi, Eros, Hades/ Pluto, Hera, Kronos, Nemesis and Tyche. The various artistic media and findings (architecure, sculpture, epigraphy, numismatics, gems and a mosaic floor) suggest that the veneration and cults of these deities existed …
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