The life of flavius josephus / Flavius Josephus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Josephus, Flavius, author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cleveland : Duke Classics, 2012.

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Summary:

The autobiographical text The Life of Josephus is a text written by Flavius Josephus around 94 to 99 BC. The commander of a Jewish insurgency who was captured by the Roman in 67 BC he won his liberty by ingratiating himself with the Roman victors. The Life of Josephus is both a retelling of the events of this War and a justification by Josephus of his part in it. His position with his Roman and Jewish contemporaries and even now with modern day scholars is ambiguous. Many question his decision to eschew suicide in favour of capture. The works of Josephus have been pivotal in gaining an understanding of the period of the First Jewish-Roman War, The Dead Sea Scrolls and other Archaeological discoveries.

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ISBN:

9781620116517

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