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Jerusalem's Traitor: Josephus, Masada, and the Fall of Judea

By Desmond Seward

Book information

Publisher
Da Capo Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0306818078, 9780306818073, 9780786746415
LCC
DS115.9.J6 S42 2009
Open Library ID
OL23164928M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1262753 bytes)
Pages
337\337
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

When the Jews revolted against Rome in 66 CE, Josephus, a Jerusalem aristocrat, was made a general in his nation’s army. Captured by the Romans, he saved his skin by finding favor with the emperor Vespasian. He then served as an adviser to the Roman legions, running a network of spies inside Jerusalem, in the belief that the Jews’ only hope of survival lay in surrender to Rome. As a Jewish eyewitness who was given access to Vespasian’s campaign notebooks, Josephus is our only source of information for the war of extermination that ended in the destruction of Jerusalem and its Temple, and the amazing times in which he lived. He is of vital importance for anyone interested in the Middle East, Jewish history, and the early history of Christianity.

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