Category:Josephus (subject)

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Flavius Josephus (Yosef Ben Matityahu; 37 CE - c100 CE) was a Jewish priest, politician, general, and historian. His writings are the major source for the study of Second Temple Judaism.

Josephus in ancient sources

In his writings, Josephus provides very detailed autobiographical information, about his childhood, his role of leadership in the Jewish War, and his reconversion as a supporter of the Roman rule and a personal friend of the Flavian emperors.

Josephus is well known also in Roman sources (Suetonius).

Josephus in Scholarship

The works of Josephus have been at the center of scholarly research since they were written.

Josephus in Fiction

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