Josephus
Flavius Josephus literally meaning "Joseph son of Matthias". That is what he calls himself at the start of ''The Jewish War'' (, ). "Flavius" was not part of his birth name, and was only adopted later.}} (; , ; AD 37 – 100) or Yosef ben Mattityahu () was a Roman–Jewish historian and military leader. Best known for writing ''The Jewish War'', he was born in Jerusalem—then part of the Roman province of Judea—to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry.He initially fought against the Roman Empire during the First Jewish–Roman War as general of the Jewish forces in Galilee, until surrendering in AD 67 to the Roman army led by military commander Vespasian after the six-week siege of Yodfat. Josephus claimed the Jewish messianic prophecies that initiated the First Jewish–Roman War made reference to Vespasian becoming Roman emperor. In response, Vespasian decided to keep him as a slave and presumably interpreter. After Vespasian became emperor in AD 69, he granted Josephus his freedom, at which time Josephus assumed the Emperor's family name of ''Flavius''.
Flavius Josephus fully defected to the Roman side and was granted Roman citizenship. He became an advisor and friend of Vespasian's son Titus, serving as his translator when Titus led the siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Since the siege proved ineffective at stopping the Jewish revolt, the city's pillaging and the looting and destruction of Herod's Temple (the Second Temple) soon followed.
Josephus recorded the Great Jewish Revolt (AD 66–70), including the siege of Masada. His most important works were ''The Jewish War'' () and ''Antiquities of the Jews'' ( 94). ''The Jewish War'' recounts the Jewish revolt against Roman occupation. ''Antiquities of the Jews'' recounts the history of the world from a Jewish perspective for an ostensibly Greek and Roman audience. These works provide valuable insight into first-century Judaism and the background of Early Christianity. Josephus's works are the chief source next to the Bible for the history and antiquity of ancient Israel, and provide a significant and independent extra-biblical account of such figures as Pontius Pilate, Herod the Great, John the Baptist, James, brother of Jesus, and Jesus of Nazareth. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1784
Published 1784
printed by and for L. Dinsdale and T. Angus; and to be had of most of the booksellers and newscarriers in the Kingdom
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1777
Published 1777
printed for Alexander Donaldson: and sold at his Shop, No. 48. St. Paul's Church-yard, London; and at Edinburgh
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1706
Published 1706
Printed for G. Rhodes, at the Star, the corner of Bride-Lane in Fleetstreet
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1794
Published 1794
by Isaiah Thomas. Sold at his bookstore in Worcester. Sold also by said Thomas, and Andrews, no. 45, Newburystreet, Boston; and by said Thomas, and Carlisle, in Walpole, Newhampshire
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1792
Published 1792
Printed and sold by William Durell, at his book store and printing office, no. 19, Queen-Street, near the Fly-Market
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1795
Published 1795
Printed and sold by Archibald Woodruff and John Turner, no. 17, Chesnut-Street
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1773
Published 1773
London, printed, Philadelphia: re-printed, by W. and T. Bradford, for John M'Gibbons
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1795
Published 1795
printed for the proprietors; and sold by all booksellers in town and country
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1760
Published 1760
printed by Archibald McLean, and to be sold the second shop below Gibson's Wynd
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1701
Published 1701
printed for R. Chiswell, J. Robinson, W. Battersby, A. and J. Churchill, J. Taylor, M. Wotton, G. Conyers, A. Roper, and J. Wyat
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1733
Published 1733
printed for James, John, and Paul Knapton, in Ludgate-Street; D. Midwinter and A. Ward, Little-Britain; A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch, John Osborn and T. Longman, and J. Batley, Pater-Noster-Row; J. Pemberton in Fleet-Street; C. Rivington, St. Paul's Church-Yard; F. Clay without Temple-Bar; R. Williamson, Gray's-Inn Gate, Holbourn; R. Hett, in the Poultry; T. Hatchett, under the Royal Exchange. And Sold by T. Warner, at the Black-Boy in Pater-Noster-Row
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1733
Published 1733
printed by R. Penny, in Wine-Office-Court, Fleet-Street; and J. Janeway, in White-Friars
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1736
Published 1736
printed and sold by J. Brindley in New Bondstreet, J. Worral in Bell-Yard near Lincoln's-Inn, O. Payne in New Round Court in the Strand, J. Jolliffe in St. James-Street, W. Shropshire in New Bondstreet, C. Corbett against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet, and Mr. Norton in Finch-Lane near the Royal Exchange; as likewise by Messieurs Rogers and Cooper, Stationers, near Bishopsgate
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by Josephus, Flavius
Published 1792
Published 1792
printed for C. Cooke, No. 17, Pater-Noster Row; and sold by the booksellers of Bath, Bristol, Birmingham, Canterbury, Cambridge, Coventry, Chester, Derby, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Hull, Ipswich, Leeds, Liverpool, Leicester, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Northampton, Oxford, Reading, Salisbury, Sherborn, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Winchester, York [and 25 other towns]; and by all other booksellers in England, Scotland, and Ireland
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