Daniel R Golde (Jewish Theological Seminary)
Rome is a key character in the Babylonian Talmud. Unfortunately, this source remains neglected among classicists. The rabbis of the Babylonian Talmud provide important subaltern perspectives about Roman subjugation, tell tales of covert meetings between emperors and rabbis, and incorporate a wide array of Greek words transliterated into Aramaic characters. How can Classics strive to include this radically different perspective?