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21. Flavius Josephus in Flavian Rome: Reading on and Between the Lines
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Titus Flavius Josephus (37 late 90s CE) wrote mainly about Judaea, he has been studied chiefly from the perspective of Judaean realia . This chapter strives to unite these neglected lines of inquiry in a preliminary way, by considering the meaning of Josephus' magnum opus for its first recipients. Josephus wrote a primer in Judaean history and culture, paying special attention to the nation's extremely ancient constitution. He took a strong position against monarchy, favouring hereditary priestly senatorial governance of the always restive masses. The chapter highlights Sentius' oration is replete with the most basic themes of the Antiquitates Judaicae and Josephus concludes both the Antiquitates Judaicae and the Contra Apionem with further reference to constitutional issues. Josephus drew tacit parallels between Judaean and Roman history at numerous points and levels: his scornful references to Greek ways, rhetorical historiography and intersections of narrative detail with famous Roman accounts. Keywords: Antiquitates Judaicae; Contra Apionem; realia ; rhetorical historiography; Roman history; Sentius' oration; Titus Flavius Josephus
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- Authors
- Mason, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Mason, Steve
- Venue
- Flavian Rome
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Published
- 2003-01-01
- Pages
- 559-589
- OpenAlex
- W793172212
- Cited by
- 55
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 14 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 5 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 1
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- 0.00
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- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- BRILL eBooks (publishedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Classics › Classical Antiquity Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Classical Studies and Philology
- Keywords
- Antiquities of the Jews, Contra Apionem, Flavian Rome, Roman history
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