Friday, June 28, 2013

Images in the Palace of Agrippa at Tiberius

Josephus defends his destruction of the palace because it contained 'ζῴων μορφὰς.' It may well be a stock excuse for why he took revenge on his nemesis. However it might refer to the fact that it was built around a throne with similar images to the one in Alexandria.

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