THE
WARS OF THE JEWS
OR
THE HISTORY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM
BY
JOSEPHUS (This history was Josephus' first work published
about A.D. 75)
PREFACE
by JOSEPHUS
BOOK
1 - 167 YEARS FROM ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES TAKING JERUSALEM TO THE DEATH
OF HEROD THE GREAT
BOOK
2 - 69 YEARS FROM THE DEATH OF HEROD TILL VESPASIAN WAS SENT TO
SUBDUE THE JEWS BY NERO
BOOK
3 - 1 YEAR FROM VESPASIAN'S COMING TO SUBDUE THE JEWS TO THE TAKING
OF GAMALA
BOOK
4 - 1 YEAR FROM THE SIEGE OF GAMALA TO THE COMING OF TITUS TO BESIEGE
JERUSALEM
BOOK
5 - 6 MONTHS FROM THE COMING OF TITUS TO BESIEGE JERUSALEM TO THE
GREAT EXTREMITY TO WHICH THE JEWS WERE REDUCED
BOOK
6 - 1 MONTH FROM THE GREAT EXTREMITY TO WHICH THE JEWS WERE REDUCED
TO THE TAKING OF JERUSALEM BY TITUS
BOOK
7 - 3 YEARS FROM THE TAKING OF JERUSALEM BY TITUS TO THE SEDITION
AT CYRENE