Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
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Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" is a first-century historical account by the Jewish-Roman historian Flavius Josephus that chronicles the Jewish revolt against Rome, culminating in the siege of Jerusalem and related events.
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Target entity: Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" Context triple: [Roman destruction of the Second Temple, depictedIn, Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"]
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Jewish–Roman wars
The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of major rebellions by the Jews of Judea against Roman rule between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, culminating in widespread destruction, mass casualties, and the dispersion of much of the Jewish population.
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Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
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The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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Mishnah
The Mishnah is the foundational written compilation of Jewish oral law that underpins the Talmud and later rabbinic legal tradition.
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Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" Target entity description: Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" is a first-century historical account by the Jewish-Roman historian Flavius Josephus that chronicles the Jewish revolt against Rome, culminating in the siege of Jerusalem and related events.
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A.
Jewish–Roman wars
The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of major rebellions by the Jews of Judea against Roman rule between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, culminating in widespread destruction, mass casualties, and the dispersion of much of the Jewish population.
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B.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
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C.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
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D.
Mishnah
The Mishnah is the foundational written compilation of Jewish oral law that underpins the Talmud and later rabbinic legal tradition.
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E.
Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
ancient historiography
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book ⓘ historical work ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain the causes of the Jewish revolt
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to justify Josephus’s conduct during the war ⓘ to present the war to a Greco-Roman audience ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | c. 75 CE ⓘ |
| author | Flavius Josephus ⓘ |
| book1Content | history of the Hasmoneans and Herod the Great ⓘ |
| book2Content | events leading to the revolt and its outbreak ⓘ |
| book3Content | Roman campaign in Galilee and Josephus’s surrender ⓘ |
| book4Content | civil strife in Judea and rival factions in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| book5Content |
Roman destruction of the Second Temple
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siege of Jerusalem by Titus
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| book6Content | destruction of the Temple and fall of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| book7Content | aftermath of the war and fall of Masada ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Vespasian ⓘ |
| coversEvent |
Galilean campaign of Vespasian
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Roman siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) ⓘ fall of Masada ⓘ internal Jewish factions in Jerusalem ⓘ rise of the Zealots ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1st century CE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Titus
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Vespasian ⓘ |
| features | autobiographical elements about Josephus ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish history
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history ⓘ military history ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English translations
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Hebrew translations ⓘ Latin translations ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hellenistic historical writing
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Thucydides ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | rhetorical Greek historiography ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Jewish–Roman wars
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First Jewish–Roman War
Jewish–Roman wars ⓘ
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Jewish revolt against Rome
destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE) ⓘ
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siege of Jerusalem
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| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 7 ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
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De bello Iudaico
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Περὶ τοῦ Ἰουδαϊκοῦ πολέμου
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| placeOfComposition | Rome ⓘ |
| portrays |
Jerusalem population
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Jewish rebels ⓘ Romans ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for early Roman imperial history
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key source for the history of Second Temple Judaism ⓘ major primary source for the First Jewish–Roman War ⓘ |
| structure | seven books ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 66 CE–73 CE ⓘ |
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