Edinburgh event on the Great Revolt

STEVE MASON, recently arrived at the University of Aberdeen, will be leading an "event" in Edinburgh in June:

The Centre for the Study of Christian Origins at the University of Edinburgh is pleased to announce a 2-day event on the Judaean-Roman War, presented by Prof. Steve Mason (University of Aberdeen).

Prof. Mason is an internationally acclaimed authority on first century Judaea and is currently completing a history of the war of 66-74 CE for Cambridge University Press.

The event will take place on June 12-13 in the Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh. A poster is attached, and a provisional programme is as follows:

Tuesday 12 June
1.30-3 I: Why would Judaea go to war against Rome? Realism and History.
3-3.30 Coffee
3.30-5 II: The Flavian war in Galilee: Less than meets the Eye.
5-5.30 Wine Reception

Wed 13 June
9.30-11 III: Jerusalem's Chances? and Destruction.
11-11.30 Coffee
11.30-1 IV: What's a Masada without a Machaerus? Desert Fortresses in Judaea and Roman Strategy.
1 - 2.15 Lunch
2.15-3.30 V: The Impact of the War on Rome and Early Christianity

If you plan to come, please contact Dr Helen Bond (h.bond@ed.ac.uk) so that we have an idea of numbers. Any alterations to the above outline will be highlighted on our website, christianorigins.co.uk/events.. All
are welcome!

From the BNTS list. No poster was attached, but I take it that this announcement has the basic information. I hope I can make it to this, but it depends on how my own research is going in June. It's great to have Steve Mason so nearby now. His website is here. Some past PaleoJudaica posts involving him are here, here, here, and here.