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February 2024

Vol. 12, No. 2

Egyptian stele showing Cleopatra dressed as pharaoh paying homage to the enthroned goddess Isis suckling Horus. Musée du Louvre E27113, Paris (© 2015 Musée du Louvre / Christian Décamps).Cleopatra’s Languages

by Rolf Strootman

Cleopatra is a famous polyglot, as described in Plutarch’s Life of Antony. But what lies behind her multilingualism? Was it just hobby, or is there a more symbolic explanation? Read More

Jewish Experiences in the Roman Bathhouses of Judaea/Syria Palaestina

by Yaron Z. Eliav

Jews frequented Roman bathhouses like everyone else in the Mediterranean world. How do we reconcile that with the lifestyle of bathhouses, which seems diametrically opposed to Jewish norms? Read More