Jewish Unrest and Its Suppression in Alexandria and Cyrene

Josephus

The Jewish War 7.407–418, 437–450

ca. 75

Alexandria

7.407–418

With Masada thus captured, the Roman general left a garrison in the fortress and went back with his army to Caesarea. By now there were no enemies left in the land, and the whole country had been subdued in a long war which had its effect also on many Jews even in the most distant settlements, putting them at risk of public…
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In the final passages of The Jewish War, Josephus describes the situation of the Jews in Egypt and Cyrene in 72 and 73 CE. After the fall of Masada, the Sicarii escape to Alexandria and pose a threat to the Jews there and in the Libyan city of Cyrene. The high-ranking Jews in both cases cooperate with the authorities.

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Josephus

37–100

Flavius Josephus was born into a prominent Jewish priestly family and served as a general stationed in the Galilee during the First Jewish Revolt (66–73 CE). He was captured by the Romans and eventually integrated into the Flavian imperial aristocracy, who commissioned him to compose chronicles of the Jewish–Roman war and the history of the Jews. Josephus’ works, all written in Greek, include The Jewish War, Jewish Antiquities, Against Apion, and his autobiography, Life of Josephus. These writings provide important insights into the Judaisms of the Second Temple period and include one of the few surviving accounts of the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE.

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