
Flavius Josephus
January 1, 2037 – January 1, 0100
Titus Flavius Josephus was a 1st-century Romano-Jewish historian whose work centers on Jewish history, with a particular focus on the 1st century AD and the First Jewish-Roman War. His pivotal writings, such as 'The Jewish War' and 'Antiquities of the Jews,' offer invaluable insight into 1st-century Judaism and the backdrop of Early Christianity. Josephus chronicles events from a Jewish perspective, though his work has sometimes been characterized as pro-Roman propaganda due to imperial patronage. His narratives reveal the complex interplay between Jewish and Roman cultures during a critical period.