The Jewish War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
One of the most consequential eyewitness accounts ever committed to papyrus, The Jewish War stands as the definitive chronicle of the catastrophic Jewish revolt against Rome (66–73 CE), culminating in the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem — an event that reshaped the entire course of Western civilisation. Written by Flavius Josephus, a Jewish general who surrendered to Vespasian and later served as an interpreter and historian under Roman patronage, the narrative presents a sweeping, viscerally detailed account of sieges, internal Jewish factional strife, mass slaughter, and the final, devastating fall of Masada — told by a man who witnessed much of it firsthand. Josephus writes with the dual burden of a traitor and a patriot, and it is this profound tension that lends The Jewish War its extraordinary psychological and historical depth. G. A. Williamson's celebrated translation renders the ancient Greek prose into vivid, accessible English without sacrificing the gravitas of the original, making this Penguin edition a landmark in the presentation of classical texts to a modern readership. As both a primary historical source and a deeply human document of loss, loyalty, and political survival, it remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the ancient world — and the enduring questions it poses about power, identity, and resistance have never been more urgent.
Author: Josephus
Format: Paperback
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
One of the most consequential eyewitness accounts ever committed to papyrus, The Jewish War stands as the definitive chronicle of the catastrophic Jewish revolt against Rome (66–73 CE), culminating in the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem — an event that reshaped the entire course of Western civilisation. Written by Flavius Josephus, a Jewish general who surrendered to Vespasian and later served as an interpreter and historian under Roman patronage, the narrative presents a sweeping, viscerally detailed account of sieges, internal Jewish factional strife, mass slaughter, and the final, devastating fall of Masada — told by a man who witnessed much of it firsthand. Josephus writes with the dual burden of a traitor and a patriot, and it is this profound tension that lends The Jewish War its extraordinary psychological and historical depth. G. A. Williamson's celebrated translation renders the ancient Greek prose into vivid, accessible English without sacrificing the gravitas of the original, making this Penguin edition a landmark in the presentation of classical texts to a modern readership. As both a primary historical source and a deeply human document of loss, loyalty, and political survival, it remains essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the ancient world — and the enduring questions it poses about power, identity, and resistance have never been more urgent.