The Temple of Jerusalem /
Simon Goldhill.
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2005.
- 194 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
- Wonders of the world .
- Wonders of the world (Cambridge, Mass.) .
Originally published: London : Profile Books, 2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 176-183) and index.
A monument of the imagination -- Solomon's Temple: the glory and the destruction -- Rebuilding the temple: a vision from exile -- Herod's temple: a wonder of the world -- The temple of the scholars: a building of words -- Your body is a temple -- Caliphs and crusaders -- The artist's eye -- Travellers' tales -- Archaeology and imperialism -- The temple as myth: Freemasons and Knights Templar -- The temple is ours!