Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/5818| Title: | Who is Carrying the Temple Menorah? Jewish Counter-Memory and the Arch of Titus Spolia Panel. |
| Authors: | Fine, Steven |
| Keywords: | Menorah Jewish folklore Zionist art Arch of Titus |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Publisher: | Leiden: Brill |
| Citation: | Fine, Steven. Who is Carrying the Temple Menorah? Jewish Counter-Memory and the Arch of Titus Spolia Panel. Images: A Journal of Jewish Art and Visual Culture 9 (2016): 19-48. |
| Series/Report no.: | Images: A Journal of Jewish Art and Visual Culture;9(1) |
| Abstract: | The Arch of Titus, constructed circa 81 CE under the emperor Domitian, commemorates the victory of the general, then emperor Titus in the Jewish War of 66–74 CE. Located on Rome’s Via Sacra, the Arch has been a “place of memory” for Romans, Christians and Jews since antiquity. This essay explores the history of a Jewish counter-memory of a bas relief within the arch that depicts the triumphal procession of the Jerusalem Temple treasures into Rome in 71 CE. At least since the early modern period, Jews—as well as British Protestants—came to believe that the menorah bearers of this relief represent Jews, and not Roman triumphadors. This essay addresses the history of this widespread belief, particularly during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and continuing in contemporary Israel. |
| Description: | Scholarly article |
| URI: | https://doi.org/10.1163/18718000-12340060 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/5818 |
| ISSN: | Online ISSN: 1871-8000 Print Only ISSN: 1871-7993 |
| Appears in Collections: | Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies (BRGS): Faculty Publications |
Files in This Item:
| File | Description | Size | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine WHO_IS_CARRYING_THE_TEMPLE_MENORAH_A_JEW-1.pdf | 8.82 MB | Adobe PDF |  View/Open |
This item is licensed under a Creative Commons License
