“Flavius Josephus (born advert 37/38, Jerusalem—died advert 100, Rome) was a Jewish priest, scholar, and historian who wrote precious works on the Jewish revolt of 66–70 and on earlier Jewish historical past. His main books are Historical past of the Jewish Struggle (75–79), The Antiquities of the Jews (93), and Towards Apion…” from the article: Flavius Josephus