Publisher's Synopsis
This translated history, first published in 1959, covers significant events of the interaction between the Roman and Jewish people from 167 B.C. or B.C.E. through 73 A.D. or C.E. "The Jewish War" was written by the contemporary Flavius Josephus, who lived from 37 A.D. to the late 90's A.D. with last recorded work finished after 93 A.D. Josephus was trained as a Jewish rabbi and lived in Jerusalem.