Definition

Proper noun: * Flavius Josephus: A Jewish historian, military leader, and priest of the 1st century CE. He is known for recording the history of the Jewish people and the Jewish revolt against the Roman Empire.

Usage and Examples

• Proper noun:
  • The works of Flavius Josephus are crucial primary sources for understanding Second Temple Judaism.
  • Flavius Josephus initially commanded Jewish forces in Galilee during the revolt against Rome.
  • Scholars often compare the accounts of Flavius Josephus with the Gospels of the New Testament.

Advanced Usage

• "Josephus problem": A famous theoretical counting problem in mathematics and computer science, said to be named after a story recounted by Flavius Josephus about choosing lots for survival.
  • The Josephus problem is a classic algorithm exercise.

Variants and Related Words

• Josephus: A common shortened form of the name Flavius Josephus.
  • The historian Josephus provides an account of the siege of Masada.

Synonyms

• Yosef ben Matityahu: His original Hebrew name.
• Titus Flavius Josephus: His full Roman name after receiving citizenship.

Noun

1. Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)