Gideon Avni Libros

An analytical history of the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Umayyad, and Early Abbasid mosaics in the Holy Land from the second century B.C.E to eighth century C.E--Provided by publisher.

The only book dedicated to the recently-discovered Lod Mosaic, and featuring texts by leading scholars.

The work describes Jews and Christians in ancient Palestine, living together and apart, in their relationships to Jerusalem and its Temple, the Land of Israel, society, material culture and everyday life as well as to one another. Separate but together and intertwined.