Josephus
[joh-see-fuh s] /dʒoʊˈsi fəs/
noun
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Flavius
[fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), (Joseph ben Matthias) a.d. 37?–c100, Jewish historian and general.
/dʒəʊˈsiːfəs/
noun
1.
Flavius (ˈfleɪvɪəs). real name Joseph ben Matthias. ?37–?100 ad, Jewish historian and general; author of History of the Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews
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