By William Den Hollander
ISBN-10: 9004264337
ISBN-13: 9789004264335
In Josephus, the Emperors, and town of Rome William den Hollander areas below the microscope the Judaean historian's personal account of the latter a part of his lifestyles, following his first encounters with the Romans. Episodes of Josephus' existence, reminiscent of his embassy to Rome ahead of the outbreak of the first Judaean rebellion, his prophetic pronouncement of Vespasian's drawing close upward thrust to the imperial throne, and his time within the Roman prisoner-of-war camp, are subjected to rigorous research and evaluated opposed to the wider old proof by way of the applying of a bright historic mind's eye. Den Hollander additionally explores at nice size the relationships shaped through Josephus with the Flavian emperors and different contributors of word in the Roman military camp and, later, within the urban of Rome. He builds solidly on contemporary tendencies in Josephan learn that emphasize Josephus' distance from the corridors of energy.
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Josephus’ birth-date: a) born in the 1st year of Mar. 18, 37–Mar. 17, 38 Gaius (Life 4): b) 56 yrs old in 13th yr. of Domitian (Ant. 268): Sept. 14, 93–Sept. 13, 94 Sept. 14, 37–Mar. Life 13: departure “after Sept. 14, 63–Mar. Mare clausum November–early March April/May 66 Life 17: (latest date) “beginnings of revolutions” a) Sept. 14, 63–Nov. 2 + 3 = voyage to Rome or b) Mar. 64–Nov. 48 So the lack of such language in the present context may suggest that Josephus’ mission should not be considered within this general framework.
Most of the literary descriptions of shipwrecks have been collected in Kroll 1921: 412–14. yosef ben mattityahu in neronian rome 35 in the summer of ad 65. 34 This provides us with a firm end date for Josephus’ successful petition to the empress. She seems, however, to have continued to enjoy Nero’s favour until her death, and indeed thereafter, and so we cannot push this end point any earlier than the day of her death. 35 We cannot exclude the possibility that he was still in Rome when Poppaea died and that his departure occurred at a later point.
Objections have been raised by Sievers 2001: 104; and Kushnir-Stein 1999: 196–8. 43 Spilsbury 2003: 4; Sterling 1992: 231. 562–84. The distinctions between the two accounts have been drawn sharply especially by Laqueur 1920: 103–108; Cohen 2002[1979]: 8. See, however, the more nuanced observations of Mason 1998a: 34. 45 See Life 17–19: Καταλαμβάνω δ’ ἤδη νεωτερισμῶν ἀρχὰς καὶ πολλοὺς ἐπὶ τῇ Ῥωμαίων ἀποστάσει μέγα φρονοῦντας. καταστέλλειν οὖν ἐπειρώμην τοὺς στασιώδεις καὶ μετανοεῖν yosef ben mattityahu in neronian rome 37 effect of this representation of the chain of events is, then, that Josephus cannot be held responsible for the seeds of the revolution that were planted in his absence; nor can he be blamed for his failure to prevent the revolt since it had already progressed too far.
Josephus, the Emperors, and the City of Rome: From Hostage to Historian by William Den Hollander
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