Flavius Josephus (–0100)
Author of The Works of Josephus
About the Author
A member of a wealthy priestly family in Judea, Josephus was a Pharisee originally named Joseph ben Matthias. An active supporter of anti-Roman activity, he became governor of Galilee, a post he held with honor and valor until Galilee was taken by the Romans in a.d. 67. He won the favor of the show more Roman general Vespasian, whose name---Flavius---he took as his own and through whose patronage he later became a Roman citizen. Although often criticized for becoming a supporter of Rome, in his work Against Apion he passionately defends Jewish religion and culture. Josephus wrote both in Greek and in Hebrew. His writings are neither remarkably fine representatives of classical culture nor the product of deep learning in Jewish literature and history. They do, however, tell the reader a great deal not known from other sources. The Jewish War (75--79), based to a great extent on what Josephus himself saw, heard, and experienced, describes the tragic events of the Jewish revolt against Rome. Antiquities of the Jews (93) covers the history of the Jews from creation to the war with Rome, with special attention given to the Maccabees and the dynasty of Herod. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Roman bust supposed to represent Flavius Josephus (identification is unsure though)
Series
Works by Flavius Josephus
Josephus Flavius: Complete Works and Historical Background (Annotated and Illustrated) (Annotated Classics) (1828) 25 copies
Life And Works Of Flavius Josephus, The 21 copies
Second Jewish Commonwealth: From the Maccabean Rebellion to the Outbreak of the Judaeo-Roman War (Schocken paperbacks) (1971) 20 copies
Jewish Antiquities, Books 8-13 16 copies
Jewish Antiquities, Books 14-20 13 copies
History of the Jews (The Works of Flavius Josephus Complete in Three Volumes, Volume 3 of 3) (1908) 11 copies
The Works of Flavius Josephus: Comprising the Antiquities of the Jews: A History of the Jewish Wars (With Explanatory… (1911) 9 copies
Complete Works of Josephus. Antiquities of the Jews; The Wars of the Jews Against Apion, Etc., .. Volume 4 (2013) 7 copies
Complete Works of Josephus, Vol. 1 of 4: Antiquities of the Jews; The Wars of the Jews Against Apion, Etc., Etc… (2015) 6 copies
Tranen over Jeruzalem : grepen uit Flavius Josephus' De oude geschiedenis van de joden (1996) 5 copies
La guerra jueva, vol. I (llibre I) (Bernat Metge) (Catalan and Ancient Greek Edition) (2011) 4 copies
Jewish Antiquities. Books XV-XVII. With an English Translation by Ralph Marcus. Completed and edited by Allen Wikgren. (1990) 3 copies
Autobiografía. Sobre la antigüedad de los judíos (El libro de bolsillo - Clásicos de Grecia y Roma) (Spanish… (2015) 3 copies
Complete Works of Josephus. Antiquities of the Jews; The Wars of the Jews Against Apion, etc., .. Volume 2 (2015) 3 copies
Complete Works of Josephus, Vol. 3 of 4: Antiquities of the Jews; The Wars of the Jews Against Apion, Etc (Classic… (2015) 3 copies
Complete Works of Josephus, Vol. 2 of 4: Antiquities of the Jews; The Wars of the Jews Against Apion, Etc., Etc… (2015) 3 copies
Oeuvres complètes de Flavius Josèphe. Antiquités judaïques. Tome 1 (Religion) (French… (2013) 3 copies
The Life Against Apion. The Jewish War. Jewish Antiquities. [stated complete in 9 volumes] (The Loeb Classical Library) (1927) 2 copies
Loeb: Josephus, Vol. IX: Jewish Antiquities, Books XVIII-XX, General Index to Volumes I-IX] (1965) 2 copies
Josephus. With an English Translation. In Eight Volumes. I: The Life, Against Apion (Loeb Classical Library) (1926) 2 copies
The Essenes 2 copies
La prise de Jérusalem 2 copies
The Life and Works of Josephus 2 copies
The new complete works of Josephus 2 copies
Flavius Josephus 2 copies
Uma Testemunha do Tempo dos Apóstolos - Coleção Documentos do Mundo da Bíblia (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2001) 2 copies
The Works of Flavius Josephus Containing Twenty Books of the Jewish Antiquities, Seven Books of the Jewish War, and the… (1900) 2 copies
The Works: Comprising the Antiquities of the Jews; a History of the Jewish Wars, and Life of Flavius Josephus (2011) 2 copies
the germine works volume iii 2 copies
The Works of Flavius Josephus, Vol. 1 of 3: War of the Jews, Antiquities of the Jews, Concerning Hades, Autobiography,… (2008) 1 copy
Works of Flavius Josephus, the learned and authentic Jewish historian, and celebrated warrior 1 copy
Antichitati Iudaice 1 copy
Jødernes krig mod Romerne 1 copy
Josephus 1 copy
Antithesis 1 copy
De bello judaico. Der jüdische Krieg. Griechisch-Deutsch. Hrsg. mit einer Einleitung sowie mit Anmerkungen… (1982) 1 copy
Antiquitates Judaicai 1 copy
Historia dos Hebreus v.1 1 copy
Historia dos Hebreus v.3 1 copy
Historia dos Hebreus v.5 1 copy
Historia dos Hebreus v.6 1 copy
Historia dos Hebreus v.7 1 copy
Historia dos Hebreus v.8 1 copy
Historia dos Hebreus v.9 1 copy
Histoire de Fl. Iosèphe 1 copy
liefde is 1 copy
Guerra de los judíos II 1 copy
Works: Jewish Antiquities, Bks.VII-VIII v. 7 (Loeb Classical Library) by Josephus (1998-10-23) (1618) 1 copy
Guerra de los judíos I 1 copy
La guerra giudaica 1 1 copy
"Jerusalem and Rome, Etc." 1 copy
Aus Meinem Leben (Vita): Kritische Ausgabe, Ubersetzung und Kommentar (German Edition) (2012) 1 copy
De bello Judaico - der Jüdische Krieg. Griechisch und Deutsch / Band III, Ergänzungen und register (2015) 1 copy
The Genuine Works Of Flavius Josephus, The Jewish Historian: Containing Twenty Books Of The Jewish Antiquities, Seven… (2007) 1 copy
The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus, the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, and Celebrated Warrior... Complete… (1828) 1 copy
History of the Jews VoumeI 1 copy
Dissertations I-III 1 copy
Der Jüdische Krieg Band 2 1 copy
Wojna żydowska 1 copy
Josephus (2 vols.) 1 copy
The Genuine Works of Flavius Josephus, the Jewish Historian: Containing Twenty Books of the Jewish Antiquities, Seven… (2010) 1 copy
Der Jüdische Krieg und Kleinere Schriften: Mit der Paragraphenzählung nach Benedict Niese (2012) 1 copy
The Josephus Anthology: Against Apion, On Hades, The Antiquities of the Jews, The Wars of the Jews, The Life of Flavius… (2012) 1 copy
Dell'antichità de' giudei di Flavio Giuseppe libri XX / tradotti nuovamente per Francesco Baldelli 1 copy
La guerra giudaica 2 1 copy
La guerra giudaica. 1 1 copy
Des Flavius Josephus Kleinere Schriften (Selbstbiographie - Gegen Apion - Über die Makkabäer) 1 copy
Autobiography of Josephus 1 copy
ユダヤ古代誌〈20〉 (1981年) 1 copy
Иудейские древности 1 copy
ユダヤ古代誌〈1~2〉 (1982年) 1 copy
ユダヤ古代誌〈9~10〉 (1984年) 1 copy
ユダヤ古代誌〈7~8〉 (1984年) 1 copy
ユダヤ古代誌〈5~6〉 (1984年) 1 copy
ユダヤ古代誌〈16~17〉 (1980年) 1 copy
ユダヤ古代誌〈12~13〉 (1979年) 1 copy
ユダヤ古代誌〈11〉 (1984年) 1 copy
ユダヤ古代誌〈3~4〉 (1983年) 1 copy
Associated Works
The Jewish caravan : great stories of twenty-five centuries (1935) — Contributor, some editions — 129 copies
The Dedalus Book of Roman Decadence: Emperors of Debauchery (Decadence from Dedalus) (1994) — Contributor — 44 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Josephus, Flavius
- Legal name
- Titus Flavius Josephus
- Other names
- Yosef Ben Matityahu (Joseph ∙ son of Matthias)
Josephus - Birthdate
- 0037
- Date of death
- 0100 (c.)
- Burial location
- Rome
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Judea
Roman Empire - Country (for map)
- Israel
- Birthplace
- Jerusalem, Judea
- Place of death
- Rome
- Places of residence
- Jerusalem, Judea
Jotapata, Galilee
Rome, Roman Empire - Education
- Temple of Jerusalem
- Occupations
- priest
general
historian
author
philosopher - Organizations
- Priest at the Temple of Jerusalem
- Awards and honors
- Commander of the Great Jewish Rebellion in Galilee in 70 AD
Commander of the Fortress of Jotapata, Galilee for the Rebellion
Given an Imperial Pension by Titus and made a Roman Citizen
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