Josephus and The Jewish War: A Complex Witness to a Catastrophic Revolt

Before embarking on a discussion of the various revolts against Rome, I wanted to talk about one of our main sources of information on this period, Flavius Josephus. It is because his work, “The Jewish War”, has survived that we know so much about the First Jewish War (or, at least we think we do). Continue reading "Josephus and The Jewish War: A Complex Witness to a Catastrophic Revolt"