Josephus

Flavius Josephus (c. 36-c. 100 CE), Jewish commander turned Roman historian, and his works on the war and on Jewish history.

Category: Figures

67
Josephus surrenders at Yodfat
After the fall of Yodfat in 67 CE, the Jewish commander Josephus surrenders to Vespasian and, by his own account, foretells that Vespasian will be emperor. Freed in 69, he serves Titus at Jerusalem and then writes the war's main history. Many Jews saw his claim as self-serving.
Josephus First Jewish-Roman War Judaism Roman Judea
c. 75
Josephus writes The Jewish War
About 75 CE Josephus begins The Jewish War, finished in Greek by 78, under Flavian patronage. It is the main source for the revolt and the Temple's fall, but he writes with political aims, and many of his figures are doubted.
Josephus First Jewish-Roman War Literature