The Destruction of the Jews

Written in the first century, this is Josephus's history of the Jewish revolt against Rome in 66-73. A commander in Galilee who later serves the Flavians, he recounts faction in Jerusalem, Vespasian's campaign, the siege by Titus, the burning of the Temple, and the reduction of remaining strongholds. Speeches, portents, and the author's self-justification run through the military narrative. This presentation concentrates on the war itself rather than the long prefatory survey of earlier Jewish history. The work is an ancient war history by a participant, not a modern archaeology of the revolt.

Bound in red cloth with a design in dark red by Palmer. Endleaves patterned in red by Clarke Hutton. Mottled grey slipcase.