PublishedPrinceton University Press, September 2019 |
ISBN9780691137391 |
FormatHardcover, 200 pages |
Dimensions21.6cm × 14cm |
An essential introduction to Josephus's momentous war narrative
The Jewish War is Josephus's superbly evocative account of the Jewish revolt against Rome, which was crushed in 70 CE with the siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. Martin Goodman describes the life of this book, from its composition in Greek for a Roman readership t