Josephus (In Our Time)
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It is said that, in Britain from the 18th Century, copies of Josephus' works were as widespread and as well read as The Bible. Christians valued "The Antiquities of the Jews" in particular, for the retelling of parts of the Old Testament and apparently corroborating the historical existence of Jesus. Born Joseph son of Matthias, in Jerusalem, in 37AD, he fou
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Around 70
- Jesus of Nazareth (4 BCE)
- Reign of Augustus (27 BCE)
- Crucifixion of Jesus (33)
- Reign of Marcus Aurelius (161)
- Reign of Nero (54)
- Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem (70)
- Reign of Trajan (98)
- Roman conquest of Britain (43)
- Roman Empire (27 BCE)
- Reign of Tiberius (14)