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Flavius Josephus
b. 37
A priest, commander, and historian caught between Jewish resistance and Roman power, he left one of antiquity’s most vivid accounts of the Jewish–Roman wars. His works remain essential sources for understanding first-century Judea, its people, and its turbulent politics.
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 37 CE as Yosef ben Mattityahu, Flavius Josephus came from a prominent priestly family and was educated in Jewish law and philosophy. He served as a military leader in Galilee during the First Jewish–Roman War, but after being captured by Roman forces, he entered the protection of Vespasian and adopted the family name Flavius.
Josephus spent the later part of his life in Rome, where he wrote in Greek for a broad audience. His major works include The Jewish War, Antiquities of the Jews, The Life of Flavius Josephus, and Against Apion—books that combine history, autobiography, cultural defense, and firsthand observation.
Through these writings, Josephus preserved valuable accounts of Jewish history, the destruction of Jerusalem, and the Roman world of the first century. He is generally believed to have died around 100 CE.