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Roman–Jewish historian and military leader (c. 37 – c. )

For other uses, see Josephus (disambiguation).

Flavius Josephus^[a] (;^[9]Ancient Greek: Ἰώσηπος, Iṓsēpos; c.&#;AD 37&#;– c.&#;) or Yosef ben Mattityahu (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף בֵּן מַתִּתְיָהוּ) was a Roman–Jewish historian and military leader.

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Best known for writing The Jewish War, he was born in Jerusalem—then part of the Roman province of Judea—to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry.

He initially fought against the Roman Empire during the First Jewish–Roman War as general of the Jewish forces in Galilee, until surrendering in AD&#;67 to the Roman army led by military commander Vespasian after the six-week siege of Yodfat.

Josephus claimed the Jewish messianicprophecies that initiated the First Jewish–Roman War made reference to Vespasian becoming Roman emperor. In response, Vespasian decided to keep him as a slave and presumably interpreter. After Vespasian