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Flavius Josephus
b. 37
A first-century Jewish historian, soldier, and priest, he left some of the most important surviving accounts of ancient Judea and the Roman destruction of Jerusalem. His works remain central to readers interested in Jewish history, the early Roman Empire, and the world around the New Testament.
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
An Extract out of Josephus's Discourse to The Greeks Concerning Hades
by Flavius Josephus
The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem
by Flavius Josephus
Selections From Josephus
by Flavius Josephus
About the author
Born in Jerusalem around 37 CE, Josephus came from a priestly family and said his mother had royal Hasmonean ancestry. In his youth he studied the main Jewish schools of thought, and later took part in the Jewish revolt against Rome, serving as a commander in Galilee.
After his capture, he entered Roman patronage and eventually became known as Flavius Josephus. He spent the rest of his life writing in Greek, trying to explain Jewish history and culture to a wider Roman audience while also defending his own role in the war.
He is best known for The Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews, along with Life and Against Apion. Even when readers debate his biases or self-justification, his books are indispensable sources for the history of Second Temple Judaism, Herod's kingdom, and the fall of Jerusalem in 70 CE.