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Josephus, Flavius
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Josephus, Flavius (AD 37-c. 100)

Jewish historian and general, born in Jerusalem. He became a Pharisee and commanded the Jewish forces in Galilee in their revolt against Rome from AD 66 (which ended with the mass suicide at Masada). When captured, he gained the favour of the Roman emperor Vespasian and settled in Rome as a citizen. He wrote Antiquities of the Jews, an early history to AD 66; The Jewish War; and an autobiography.



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