The Jewish war

by Josephus, Flavius

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Title Statements

Full title :The Jewish war. / Josephus ; with an English translation by H. St. J. Thackeray.

Summary

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.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:1997.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Harvard University Press, Heinemann
Place of Publication:Cambridge, Mass
Language:eng
Publication Date:1997.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (PDF (xxxiii, 583 s.)).

Edition Identifiers

oclc:ocn942995559
Dewey Decimal:933.05

Subjects

586 B.C.-73 A.D History Jews Jews -- Antiquities Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D Jews -- History -- Rebellion, 66-73 Judar -- historia Juifs -- Antiquités Juifs -- Histoire -- 586 av. J.-C.-70 Juifs -- Histoire -- 66-73 (Rébellion) Verk före 1800