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Flavius Josephus
b. 37
A first-century Jewish historian and former military commander, he left some of the most important surviving accounts of the Jewish revolt against Rome and life in Judea under Roman rule. His books remain central sources for readers interested in the world of the Bible and the early Roman Empire.
8 Audiobooks
The Life of Flavius Josephus
by Flavius Josephus
Arguments of Celsus, Porphyry, and the Emperor Julian, Against the Christians Also Extracts from Diodorus Siculus, Josephus, and Tacitus, Relating to the Jews, Together with an Appendix
by active 180 Celsus (Platonic philosopher), Siculus Diodorus, Flavius Josephus, Emperor of Rome Julian, Porphyry, Cornelius Tacitus
Against Apion
by Flavius Josephus
The Project Gutenberg Works of Flavius Josephus: An Index
by Flavius Josephus
Antiquities of the Jews
by Flavius Josephus
The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem
by Flavius Josephus
An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse to The Greeks Concerning Hades
by Flavius Josephus
Selections From Josephus
by Flavius Josephus
About the author
Born in Jerusalem around AD 37/38, Josephus came from a priestly family and later wrote under the Roman name Flavius Josephus. He is best known as the author of The Jewish War, Antiquities of the Jews, and Against Apion, works that preserve invaluable detail about Jewish history, politics, and society in the first century.
His life was as dramatic as his writing. During the Jewish revolt against Rome, he served as a commander in Galilee, was captured by Roman forces, and eventually settled in Rome under imperial patronage. That complicated journey has made him a fascinating and sometimes controversial figure for centuries.
For modern readers, Josephus matters because he wrote close to the events he described. His books are among the clearest surviving windows into the fall of Jerusalem, the Second Temple period, and the wider world in which early Judaism and Christianity developed.