joseph_ben_matthias (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Joseph ben Matthias*:
NOUN	person	Joseph ben Matthias, Josephus, Flavius Josephus	Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100)

English > *Joseph ben Matthias*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100).
Synonyms	Josephus, Flavius Josephus
Instance of	Pharisee	A member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions
	general, full general	A general officer of the highest rank
	historian, historiographer	A person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
Catalan	Flavius Josephus, Josephus

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