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Josephus

Also known as Joseph ben Matityahu, Titus Flavius Josephus, Flavius Iosephus, Flavius Josephus

Flavius Josephus (born Yosef ben Mattityahu; ) was a Roman–Jewish historian and military leader. Best known for writing The Jewish War, he was born in Jerusalem—then part of the Roman province of Judea—to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed Hasmonean royal ancestry.

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Flavius Josephus, born יוסף בן מתתיהו in Jerusalem, was a male writer and historian of the Ancient Roman era. A member of the Flavia gens and the Pharisees movement, he spoke Latin, Ancient Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew, with Aramaic as his native language. He is identified with the name Ἰώσηπος Φλάβιος and is sometimes equated with Pseudo-Hegesippus.

Josephus wrote in Ancient Greek and produced notable works including *The Jewish War*, *Antiquities of the Jews*, *The Life of Flavius Josephus*, and *Against Apion*. He died in Rome in 100. His writings have been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and *De viris illustribus*.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 37
Died: c.100 AD
Works: 852

Top works

The works of Josephus--
Works ... with a life ...
The destruction of the Jews
The famous and memorable workes of Iosephus, a man of much honour and learning among the Iewes
De rebus a Iudæorum principibus in obsidione fortiter gestis, déque excidio Hierosolymorum aliarumque civitatū adiacentium libri quinque divo Ambrosio Mediolanensi episcopo interprete

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Key facts

Scholar.name: Flavius Josephus
Scholar.image: Joseph, son of Gorian, called Flavius Josephus (cropped).jpg
Scholar.caption: Engraving by John Sartain, 1880
Scholar.birth_name: Yosef ben Matityahu
Scholar.birth_place: Jerusalem, Roman Judea
Scholar.death_date: (aged 62–63)
Scholar.era: Hellenistic Judaism

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Ancient Rome
Place of birth: Jerusalem
Place of death: Rome
Occupation: historian
Languages spoken: Hebrew
Native language: Aramaic
Notable work: Against Apion
Movement: Pharisees
Conflict: First Jewish-Roman War
Image: Portret van Flavius Josephus, RP-P-1906-2507.jpg
Work location: Rome
Said to be same as: Pseudo-Hegesippus

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topic's main category: Category:Josephus
Commons category: Flavius Josephus
date of birth: 0038-00-00
date of death: 0100-00-00
described by source: New International Encyclopedia
ethnic group: Hebrews
gens: Flavia gens
birth name: יוסף בן מתתיהו
name in native language: Ἰώσηπος Φλάβιος
writing language: Ancient Greek
Commons Creator page: Flavius Josephus
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Works in European collections

35 objects attributed to Josephus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Dreizehntes Buch der jüdischen Antiquitäten

Geschichte der Juden seit dem Rückzug aus der Babylonischen Gefangenschaft bis zur Schlacht bei Aza etc.

History of the wars of the Jews and the destruction of the temple and city of Jerusalen

The seven books that the authentic historian Flavius Josepho wrote of the war ¯ q had ¯ o the Jews c ¯ o the Romans: and the destryci ¯ o of Jerusale: made by Vespasia ¯ o and Tito

Iosephi De bello Iudaico Books VII

Iosephus

Iosephus De antiquitate Iudaica

Iosephi De captivitate Iudaica

Flavius Iosephus De captivitate Iudaica

Iosephi De antiquitate

Iosephi De captivitate Iudaeorum

Iosephus De antiquitate Iudaica

Iosephi De Iudaica antiquitate

Iosephi De antiquitate

Auszug aus der Geschichte über den Judenkrieg und der Zerstörung Jerusalems mit einigen Bemerkungen.

Opera In Sermonem Latinvm Iam Olim Conversa: Nvnc Verò Ad Exemplaria Græca denuò summa fide diligentiaq[ue] collata, ac plurimis in locis emendata

De Antiquitatibus ac de bello Judaico

Los 7 libros, los quales contienen las guerras de los Judios y la destrucion de Hierusalem y del templo, trad. por Juan Martin Cordero

Histoire Des Juifs ... Oeuvres traduites sur l'original grec par Arnauld d'Andilly. Nouv. ed.

Histoire Des Juifs ... Oeuvres traduites sur l'original grec par Arnauld d'Andiily

(Historien und Bücher von alten Jüdischen Geschichten zwantzig sammt eynem von seinem Leben und sieben vom jüdischen Krieg.

Histoire ... escrite premierement ... en langue grecque et nouvellement traduite de latin en francois par Francois Bourgoing

Oeuvres traduites par Arnauld d'Andilly

Omnia quae extant opera latine

Omnia quae extant opera

Nouvelle traduction de l'histoiren Joseph, faite sur le Grec avec des notes critiques et historiques etc. par Gillet.

De bello Judaico ac expugnata per Titum Caesarem Hierosolyma libri septem, interprete Rufino Aquilejensi

From the Jewish War, translated into Tuscany, Et Nuovly with diligent print

Dell'Antichita De Giudei. Libri 20. Tradotti Novamente Per M. Francesco Baldelli. Dove S'Ha' Piena Notitia Di Quasi tutto il Testamento vecchio, e di tutte l'historie descritte da Mose nel Genesi

Della Guerra De Giudei libri. Libri VII. Libri Due Contra Apione, e dell'Imperio della Ragione, tradotti nuovamente per M. Francesco Baldelli

Hystoria Židowská. Na Knihy čtyry rozdělená ...

Josephus de Antiquitatibus ac de bello Judaico

Flavius Iosefo’s seven books [Printed Text]: the quales contain the wars of the iudios and the destruction of Ierusalen and the Temple.

Josephi des hochberümpten vnd vast nutzlichen Historici Zwentzig bücher von den alten geschichten nach den alten Exemplaren fleissig corrigiert vnd gebessert. Siben bücher von dem Jüdischen krieg vnnd der zerstörung Hierusalem, nach den Griechischen exemplarn besichtigt vnd verständiger gmacht. Zwey bücher wider Appionem Grammaticum durch zusatz ettlicher bletter auß Griechischen büchern gemöret vnd gebessert ...

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Encyclopedic overview

21 sections

Contents

Biography
Scholarship and impact on history
Impact on history and archaeology
Josephus's original audience
Literary influence and translations
Evaluation as a military commander
Historiography and Josephus
Works
''The Jewish War''
''Antiquities of the Jews''
''Life of Flavius Josephus''
''Against Apion''
Spurious works
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links
Works
Other

He initially fought against the Roman Empire during the First Jewish–Roman War as general of the Jewish forces in Galilee, until surrendering in AD 67 to the Roman army led by Vespasian after the six-week siege of Yodfat. Josephus claimed the Jewish messianic prophecies that initiated the First Jewish–Roman War made reference to Vespasian becoming Roman emperor. In response, Vespasian decided to keep him as a slave and presumably interpreter. After Vespasian became emperor in AD 69, he granted Josephus his freedom, at which time Josephus assumed the Emperor's family name of Flavius.

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Josephus