Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Rotem Avneri Meir (MA, Ancient History, Tel-Aviv University) is a doctoral student at the Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires (ANEE). He is writing his dissertation on the topic of “The Rise of Hasmonean Power on the Margins of the Seleukid Empire.” In his research, he explores the emergence of local elites as imperial power-holders in the Hellenistic ancient Near East, taking as a case study the rise of the Hasmonean dynasty around the mid-second century BCE. His study aims to identify this group’s unique elite identity, as well as the groups with which it came into contact, and perhaps competed with over power and authority on the margins of the Seleukid empire. His research is informed by a social-scientific and interdisciplinary approach that tests and refines sociological and anthropological theories with the help of recent studies of elite groups in ancient Near Eastern empires. In this way, it seeks to further our understanding of the processes by which local populations interacted with empires.
Education information
2017 MA, Ancient History, Tel-Aviv University
2012 BA, History and Philosophy, Tel-Aviv University
Education/Academic qualification
Ancient History, MA, Tel Aviv University
… → 2017
Award Date: 27 Nov 2017
Fields of Science
- 615 History and Archaeology
- Hellenistic Period
- Classics
- Ancient Near Eastern Studies
- Second Temple Judaism
- Seleukid Empire
- 5143 Social and cultural anthropology
- Anthropology of Religion
- Ritual Studies
- 614 Theology
- Religious Studies
- History of Religion
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Honor the King, and His Friends: The Extent of Early Hasmonean Statehood
Avneri Meir, R., 2023, Local Self-Governance in Antiquity and in the Global South: Theoretical and Empirical Insights from an Interdisciplinary Perspective. Krüger, D., Mohamad-Klotzbach, C. & Pfeilschifter, R. (eds.). Berlin: de Gruyter, p. 133-158 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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"Think of the Kings of Israel and Contemplate their Deeds": 4QMMT, Royal Edification, and Elite Negotiation in the Hellenistic Period
Avneri Meir, R., 2023, The Dead Sea Scrolls in the Context of Hellenistic Judea: Proceedings of the Tenth Meeting of the International Organization for Qumran Studies (Aberdeen, 5–8 August, 2019). Hartog, P. B. & Perrin, A. (eds.). Leiden: Brill, p. 28-48 21 p. (Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah; vol. 142).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Plotting Antiochus’s Death: The Book of Daniel on the End of Seleucid Rule
Avneri Meir, R., 17 Nov 2022, In: Vetus Testamentum. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The Hasmonean Calendar Begins with the Rule of Simon the High Priest, 142 B.C.E.
Avneri Meir, R., 19 Dec 2022, In: TheTorah.com.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › General public
Open Access
Projects
- 3 Active
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ANEE: Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires
Silverman, J. M., Avneri Meir, R., Pfoh, E., Spunaugle, A. & Töyräänvuori, J.
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2025
Project: Academy of Finland: Centres of Exellence funding
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ANEE: Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near Eastern Empires
Silverman, J. M., Svärd, S., Lahelma, A., Nikki, N., Töyräänvuori, J., Jokiranta, J., Laine, L., Kletter, R., Bonnie, R., Thomas, S., Holmqvist-Sipilä, E., Kouki, P., Wasmuth, M., Wallis, C., Lorenzon, M., Jauhiainen, H., Jauhiainen, T., Alstola, T., Bach, J., Fink, S., Konstantopoulos, G., Zaia, S., Sahala, A., Miettunen, P. H., Avneri Meir, R., Aissaoui, A. I., Arpe, O. P., Luukko, M. I., Kovanen, H., Linden, K., Bennett, E. R., Saari, S., Vanderstraeten, E., Autere, K., Debourse, C. H. I., Kailamäki, U., Kautonen, S. K., Spunaugle, A., Tambs, L., Jones, C. W., Wijnsma, U. Z., Valk, J., Gheorghiade, P., Autere, K., Uotila, R., Reinikainen, S. J. J., Cutillas Victoria, B., Holappa, M., Kletter, R., Smith, S. L. & Pfoh, E.
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
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Team 2: Social Scientific Theory and Applications
Silverman, J. M., Jokiranta, J., Laine, L., Töyräänvuori, J., Kletter, R., Nikki, N., Wallis, C., Wasmuth, M., Aissaoui, A. I., Arpe, O. P., Avneri Meir, R., Spunaugle, A. & Pfoh, E.
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2025
Project: Research project
Prizes
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European Association of Biblical Studies Student Prize
Avneri Meir, Rotem (Recipient), 11 Aug 2019
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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Antiochus III’s Edicts to Jerusalem: Between Imperial Stress and Local Agency
Rotem Avneri Meir (Speaker: Presenter)
20 Apr 2023 → 21 Apr 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Harvard Hebrew Bible Workshop
Rotem Avneri Meir (Speaker: Presenter)
10 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting 2022
Rotem Avneri Meir (Speaker: Presenter)
19 Nov 2022 → 22 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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EABS Annual Conference 2022
Rotem Avneri Meir (Speaker: Presenter)
4 Jul 2022 → 7 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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ANEE Annual Meeting 2022
Rotem Avneri Meir (Speaker: Presenter)
14 Aug 2022 → 18 Aug 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars