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PublisherHarvard University Press

ISBN-100674995023

ISBN-139780674995024

eBay Product ID (ePID)754532

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Book TitleJewish Antiquities, Volume IX : Book 20

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicArchaeology, Ancient / Rome, Judaism / History, Jewish

Publication Year1965

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion, Social Science, History

AuthorJosephus

Book SeriesLoeb Classical Library

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length0.7 in

Item Width0.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition19

Series Volume Number456

Volume NumberVol. 9, Bk. 20

Dewey Decimal939/.4004924

Table Of ContentPrefatory Note The Jewish Antiquities Book XX Appendices Bibliographical Note (1980) Index To Jewish Antiquities Maps Galilee and Surrounding District Central and Southern Palestine The Middle East in Josephus' Writings

SynopsisGreco-Roman antiquity's premier Jewish historian. Josephus, soldier, statesman, historian, was a Jew born at Jerusalem about AD 37. 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 that followed he made his peace with Vespasian. Present at the siege of Jerusalem by Titus, he received favors 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 BC 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 AD 66. The Loeb Classical Library edition of the works of Josephus, which is in thirteen volumes, also includes the autobiographical Life and his treatise Against Apion ., 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 ., The major works by Josephus are History of the Jewish War , from 170 BC to his own time, and Jewish Antiquities , from creation to AD 66. Also by him are an autobiographical Life and a treatise Against Apion .

LC Classification NumberDS116