Physical Description: |
xxi, 775 p., [20] leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 cm. |
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Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
082542951X 0825429528 (pbk.) |
Author Notes: |
Josephus wrote both in Greek and in Hebrew. His writings are neither remarkably fine representatives of classical culture nor the product of deep learning in Jewish literature and history. They do, however, tell the reader a great deal not known from other sources. The Jewish War (75--79), based to a great extent on what Josephus himself saw, heard, and experienced, describes the tragic events of the Jewish revolt against Rome. Antiquities of the Jews (93) covers the history of the Jews from creation to the war with Rome, with special attention given to the Maccabees and the dynasty of Herod. (Bowker Author Biography) |