Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"

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ancient historiography book historical work

Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" is a first-century historical account by the Jewish-Roman historian Flavius Josephus that chronicles the Jewish revolt against Rome, culminating in the siege of Jerusalem and related events.

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Label	Occurrences
The Jewish War	27
The Jewish War by Flavius Josephus	8
Josephus, The Jewish War	7
Flavius Josephus, The Jewish War	4
Josephus – The Jewish War	4
The Jewish War by Josephus	2
De bello Iudaico	1
Josephus "The Jewish War"	1
Josephus The Jewish War	1
Josephus' writings	1
Josephus, Jewish War	1
Josephus’ Jewish War	1
Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" canonical	1
Works of Josephus	1
Περὶ τοῦ Ἰουδαϊκοῦ πολέμου	1

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Target entity: Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
Context triple: [Roman destruction of the Second Temple, depictedIn, Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"]

A. Jewish–Roman wars
The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of major rebellions by the Jews of Judea against Roman rule between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, culminating in widespread destruction, mass casualties, and the dispersion of much of the Jewish population.
B. Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
C. The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
D. Mishnah
The Mishnah is the foundational written compilation of Jewish oral law that underpins the Talmud and later rabbinic legal tradition.
E. Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
Target entity description: Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" is a first-century historical account by the Jewish-Roman historian Flavius Josephus that chronicles the Jewish revolt against Rome, culminating in the siege of Jerusalem and related events.

A. Jewish–Roman wars
The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of major rebellions by the Jews of Judea against Roman rule between the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, culminating in widespread destruction, mass casualties, and the dispersion of much of the Jewish population.
B. Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
C. The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
D. Mishnah
The Mishnah is the foundational written compilation of Jewish oral law that underpins the Talmud and later rabbinic legal tradition.
E. Hebrews
Hebrews are an ancient Semitic people traditionally identified as the ancestors of the Israelites and Jews, prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient historiography ⓘ book ⓘ historical work ⓘ
aim	to explain the causes of the Jewish revolt ⓘ to justify Josephus’s conduct during the war ⓘ to present the war to a Greco-Roman audience ⓘ
approximateCompositionDate	c. 75 CE ⓘ
author	Flavius Josephus ⓘ
book1Content	history of the Hasmoneans and Herod the Great ⓘ
book2Content	events leading to the revolt and its outbreak ⓘ
book3Content	Roman campaign in Galilee and Josephus’s surrender ⓘ
book4Content	civil strife in Judea and rival factions in Jerusalem ⓘ
book5Content	siege of Jerusalem by Titus ⓘ linked to: Roman destruction of the Second Temple
book6Content	destruction of the Temple and fall of Jerusalem ⓘ
book7Content	aftermath of the war and fall of Masada ⓘ
commissionedBy	Vespasian ⓘ
coversEvent	Galilean campaign of Vespasian ⓘ Roman siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) ⓘ fall of Masada ⓘ internal Jewish factions in Jerusalem ⓘ rise of the Zealots ⓘ
dateWritten	1st century CE ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Titus ⓘ Vespasian ⓘ
features	autobiographical elements about Josephus ⓘ
genre	Jewish history ⓘ history ⓘ military history ⓘ
hasTranslation	English translations ⓘ Hebrew translations ⓘ Latin translations ⓘ
influencedBy	Hellenistic historical writing ⓘ Thucydides ⓘ
languageOfWork	Greek ⓘ
literaryStyle	rhetorical Greek historiography ⓘ
mainSubject	First Jewish–Roman War ⓘ linked to: Jewish–Roman wars Jewish revolt against Rome ⓘ linked to: Jewish–Roman wars destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ siege of Jerusalem ⓘ linked to: Siege of Jerusalem (587–586 BCE)
narrativePerspective	first-person ⓘ
numberOfBooks	7 ⓘ
originalTitle	De bello Iudaico ⓘ linked to: Josephus’s work "The Jewish War" Περὶ τοῦ Ἰουδαϊκοῦ πολέμου ⓘ linked to: Josephus’s work "The Jewish War"
placeOfComposition	Rome ⓘ
portrays	Jerusalem population ⓘ Jewish rebels ⓘ Romans ⓘ
relatedWork	Antiquities of the Jews ⓘ
significance	important source for early Roman imperial history ⓘ key source for the history of Second Temple Judaism ⓘ major primary source for the First Jewish–Roman War ⓘ
structure	seven books ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	66 CE–73 CE ⓘ

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