Josephus: The Life. Against Apion

✍ Scribed by H. St. J. Thackeray (transl.)

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Year: 1926
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 447
• Series: Loeb Classical Library No. 186
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Josephus, soldier, statesman, historian, was a Jew born at Jerusalem about 37 CE. A man of high descent, he early became learned in Jewish law and Greek literature and was a Pharisee. After pleading in Rome the cause of some Jewish priests he returned to Jerusalem and in 66 tried to prevent revolt against Rome, managing for the Jews the affairs of Galilee. In the troubles which followed he made his peace with Vespasian. Present at the siege of Jerusalem by Titus, he received favours from these two as emperors and from Domitian and assumed their family name Flavius. He died after 97. As a historical source Josephus is invaluable. His major works are: History of the Jewish War, in seven books, from 170 BCE to his own time, first written in Aramaic but translated by himself into the Greek we now have; and Jewish Antiquities, in twenty books, from the creation of the world to 66 CE. The Loeb Classical Library edition of the works of Josephus also includes the autobiographical Life and his treatise Against Apion.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 3
Contents......Page 5
Life......Page 7
The Major Works......Page 11
The Minor Works......Page 12
MSS. and other Ancient Authorities for the Greek Text......Page 17
Other Works......Page 19
Abbreviations......Page 20
Life of Josephus......Page 21
1......Page 22
50......Page 40
100......Page 58
150......Page 78
200......Page 94
250......Page 112
300......Page 130
350......Page 148
400......Page 166
Against Apion or On The Antiquity of the Jews......Page 181
Book I......Page 183
1......Page 182
25......Page 192
50......Page 202
75......Page 212
100......Page 222
125......Page 232
150......Page 242
175......Page 252
200......Page 264
225......Page 274
250......Page 284
275......Page 294
300......Page 302
Book II......Page 313
1......Page 312
25......Page 320
50......Page 332
75......Page 342
100......Page 352
125......Page 362
150......Page 372
175......Page 382
200......Page 392
225......Page 402
250......Page 412
275......Page 422
Galilee & Surrounding District......Page 433
Index I. General......Page 435
Index II. Biblical Passages......Page 446