1676 WORKS of JOSEPHUS embassy of PHILO JUDAEUS to CALIGULA antique ILLUSTRATED

MONUMENTAL AND RARE 1676 edition of:

"The Works of Flavius Josephus"

WORKS of JOSEPHUS...
also the embassy of PHILO JUDAEUS , to the EMPEROR GAIUS CALIGULA


London ; 1676


 one of the most influential historical works ever published and a fundamental reference for the study of the biblical world, Roman Judea and the destruction of Jerusalem.

Illustrated with folding map and few engravings.

 Title page + [10] + 854 + [34] pp.

COMPLETE

Original full-leather binding professionally restored . Rebacked - new leather spine with raised bands and gilt title

Good interior, minor wear

 Folio: 10 by 14 3/4"

Text in English
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Printed in London in the seventeenth century, this monumental volume gathers the writings of the famous Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, an indispensable source for understanding the events that marked the origins of Christianity and the history of the Jewish people.

This impressive copy brings together the crown works of ancient historiography, including The Life of Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews, The Jewish Antiquities, etc.
The great appeal of this volume lies in its spectacular apparatus of visual features, a rarity that has survived the passage of the centuries: it contains a pair of pages-wide map detailing the Holy Land with remarkable precision, in addition to 7 beautiful copper-engraved plates from the period. These illustrations, printed using copper plates, bring the passages to life, turning the book into a highly interesting object for bibliophiles.
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Flavius Josephus (born Yosef ben Matityahu in the 1st century) was a Judeo-Roman historian whose life was marked by the great conflicts of his time. After leading the Jewish forces against Rome as a general in the Great Revolt, he was captured by the Roman legions. Thanks to his cunning and because he prophesied that General Vespasian would become emperor, he saved his life and won the favor of the Flavian dynasty, moving to Rome and adopting Roman citizenship. His chronicles are considered the most crucial and detailed historical testimony of the destruction of Jerusalem, the fall of Masada, and the political and religious context of 1st-century Judea, one of the most important non-biblical sources on the era of Jesus.
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