Jewish Antiquities, Volume VII - Books 16–17

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 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 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 also includes the autobiographical "Life" and his treatise "Against Apion."

Info autore

Ralph Marcus (1900–1956) taught at the Jewish Institute of Religion at Columbia and at the University of Chicago.Allen Paul Wikgren (1906–1998) was Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at the University of Chicago.

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Josephus, Flavius Josephus, H. St J. Thackeray
• Con la collaborazione di: Ralph Marcus (Traduzione), Marcus Ralph (Traduzione), Allen Wikgren (Traduzione), Wikgren Allen (Traduzione)
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.1963
• EAN: 9780674995789
• ISBN: 978-0-674-99578-9
• Dimensioni: 108 mm x 162 mm x 23 mm
• Peso: 318 g
• Illustrazioni: 2 maps, plan, genealogy
• Serie: Loeb Classical Library; Loeb Classical Library; Loeb Classical Library *CONTINS TO [e-mail]; Josephus
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Saggi, articoli culturali, critica letteraria, interviste; Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Asia / General, HISTORY / Essays, Ancient World, Ancient History, Asian History, Literary essays, Ancient history: to c 500 CE