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Josephus

see synonyms of josephus

Noun

1. flavius josephus, joseph ben matthias, josephus

Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)

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Josephus

see synonyms of josephus
noun
Flavius (ˈfleɪvɪəs). real name Joseph ben Matthias. ?37–?100 ad, Jewish historian and general; author of History of the Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews

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Josephus

see synonyms of josephus
(Flavius) a.d. 37-95?; Jewish historian who wrote works on Jewish history

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Josephus

see synonyms of josephus
Jewish general and historian who took part in the Jewish revolt against the Romans. His History of the Jewish War is the major source of information about the siege of Masada (72-73).

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