Josephus, soldier, statesman, historian, was a Jew born at
Jerusalem about 37 CE. A man of high descent, he early became
learned in Jewish law and Greek literature and was a Pharisee.
After pleading in Rome the cause of some Jewish priests he returned
to Jerusalem and in 66 tried to prevent revolt against Rome,
managing for the Jews the affairs of Galilee. In the troubles which
followed he made his peace with Vespasian. Present at the siege of
Jerusalem by Titus, he received favours from these two as emperors
and from Domitian and assumed their family name Flavius. He died
after 97.
As a historical source Josephus is invaluable. His major works
are: "History of the Jewish War," in seven books, from 170 BCE to
his own time, first written in Aramaic but translated by himself
into the Greek we now have; and "Jewish Antiquities," in twenty
books, from the creation of the world to 66 CE. The Loeb Classical
Library edition of the works of Josephus also includes the
autobiographical "Life" and his treatise "Against Apion,"
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