What is Josephus?
'''Titus Flavius Josephus''' ({{IPAc-en|dʒ|oʊ|ˈ|s|iː|f|ə|s}};<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/josephus|title=Josephus|website=[[Collins English Dictionary]]|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers}}</ref> 37 – {{circa}} 100), born '''Yosef ben Matityahu''' ({{lang-he|יוסף בן מתתיהו}} ''Yōsef ben Matiṯyāhu''; {{lang-grc-gre|Ἰώσηπος Ματθίου παῖς}} ''Iṓsēpos Matthíou paîs''),<ref>{{cite book|last1=Douer|first1=Alisa|title=Egypt – The Lost Homeland: Exodus from Egypt, 1947–1967 – The History of the Jews in Egypt, 1540 BCE to 1967 CE (Arabische Welt – Arab World)|date=2015|publisher=Logos Verlag|isbn=978-3832540524|page=277, footnote 190}}</ref><ref>Josephus refers to himself in his [[Greek language|Greek]] works as {{Lang|grc|Ἰώσηπος Ματθίου παῖς}}, ''Iōsēpos Matthiou pais'' (Josephus the son of Matthias). Josephus spoke [[Aramaic language|Aramaic]], [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Greek language|Greek]].</ref> was a [[Jew]]ish [[writer]] and [[historian]] who wrote a book about in the [[First Jewish–Roman War]] and destruction of [[Jerusalem]] in 70&nbsp;{{AD}}. According to some historians, he wrote briefly about [[Josephus’ Description of Jesus|Jesus]], some [[decade]]s after Jesus died. During the First Jewish-Roman War he fought against the Romans until his surrender in 67. == References == {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:37 births]] [[Category:100s deaths]] [[Category:Ancient Israeli people]] [[Category:Ancient Roman historians]] [[Category:Jewish military people]] [[Category:Jewish writers]] {{bio-stub}}