Books 5–7
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.
Greco-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 Greekliterature and was a Pharisee. After pleading in Rome the cause of someJewish priests he returned to Jerusalem and in 66 tried to preventrevolt against Rome, managing for the Jews the affairs of Galilee. Inthe troubles that followed he made his peace with Vespasian. Present atthe siege of Jerusalem by Titus, he received favors from these two asemperors and from Domitian, and assumed their family name Flavius. Hedied 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 Aramaicbut 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 LoebClassical Library edition of the works of Josephus, which is in thirteenvolumes, also includes the autobiographical Life and his treatise Against Apion.
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