The Jewish War - Softcover

Josephus, Flavius

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1613824734 ISBN 13: 9781613824733

Publisher: Simon & Brown, 2013

Synopsis

The Jewish WarBy Flavius Josephus, William Whiston (Translated by)

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FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS (A.D. 37 ca. 94), priest, soldier, scholar, was born Joseph ben Mattathias in Jerusalem. In his 20s he was sent to Rome to negotiate with Nero the release of Jewish prisoners, but returned to a Judaea seething with revolt. He reluctantly assumed command of Jewish rebels, even though he considered the cause hopeless. At Jotapata he was taken captive by Vespasian but so impressed him and his son, Titus, that he was freed. He spent the remainder of the war as an eyewitness to events and tried in vain to negotiate a peaceful settlement to the siege of Jerusalem. When Vespasian became Emperor, he adopted Josephus into his family and thus "Flavius Josephus" spent his remaining years as a court scholar.

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Language Notes

Text: English, Greek (translation)

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Brown
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1613824734
• ISBN 13: 9781613824733
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 608