Jews of Antioch Granted Citizenship

Josephus

Against Apion 2.39

Late 1st Century

And why is it necessary to speak of the other [peoples], for our own [people] who inhabit Antioch are called Antiochenes, as Seleucus, its founder, granted them citizenship. Similarly, in Ephesus and throughout the rest of Ionia they hold the same name as the native-born citizens, this [name] having been provided to them by the successors.

Translated by William Whiston, adapted by Aaron Samuels.

Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.

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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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