HyperDic: flavius_josephus

English > 1 sense of the expression Flavius Josephus:
NOUNperson Flavius Josephus, Josephus, Joseph ben MatthiasJewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)
English > Flavius Josephus: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningJewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100).
SynonymsJosephus, Joseph ben Matthias
Instance ofPhariseeA member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions
general, full generalA general officer of the highest rank
historian, historiographerA person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
CatalanFlavius Josephus, Josephus

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