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Jerusalem's Traitor: Josephus, Masada, and the Fall of Judea - Kindle edition
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An ancient historian who watched the destruction of Jerusalem…
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 favour 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.
Praise for Desmond Seward:
'Undeniably the work of someone who knows and accepts the standards of critical history but . . . who sees the past also as an epic or a colourful spectacle' - Professor David Knowles, The Times Literary Supplement
‘His scholarship is great, his theme both interesting and largely unexplored, and his judgement sound’ - The Economist
Desmond Seward is a British popular historian, best known for The Hundred Years War, never out of print since 1978, The Monks of War, The Wars of the Roses and Richard III - all republished by the Folio Society. His latest is The Demon's Brood, a history of the Plantagenet kings in one short volume.
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 favour 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.
Praise for Desmond Seward:
'Undeniably the work of someone who knows and accepts the standards of critical history but . . . who sees the past also as an epic or a colourful spectacle' - Professor David Knowles, The Times Literary Supplement
‘His scholarship is great, his theme both interesting and largely unexplored, and his judgement sound’ - The Economist
Desmond Seward is a British popular historian, best known for The Hundred Years War, never out of print since 1978, The Monks of War, The Wars of the Roses and Richard III - all republished by the Folio Society. His latest is The Demon's Brood, a history of the Plantagenet kings in one short volume.
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sorted byI can't remember too much about the book as 30 years is a long time between then and now, but one story of extreme desperation for survival still lingers fresh in my mind... no, it's too grisly to repeat with detail. Let's just say it involves cannibalism. And that The Jewish War by Josephus is worth a read for sure.