Life Of Herod

by Josephus (Author)

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1998
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The dramatic story of an enlightened, civilised benefactor and murderous tyrant. The Life of Herod is a gripping historical account composed with knowledge and involvement by Josephus, the Jewish Historian and apologist of the 1st century AD, from whose Jewish antiquities' the crises and triumphs of Herod's career are vividly recounted inthis translation. It provides an extroadinary insight into the political machinations and emotional turmoil of a despot whose grandiose aims were achieved at expense of personal happiness.

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The dramatic story of an enlightened, civilised benefactor and murderous tyrant. The Life of Herod is a gripping historical account composed with knowledge and involvement by Josephus, the Jewish Historian and apologist of the 1st century AD, from whose Jewish antiquities' the crises and triumphs of Herod's career are vividly recounted inthis translation. It provides an extroadinary insight into the political machinations and emotional turmoil of a despot whose grandiose aims were achieved at expense of personal happiness.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 02 Nov 1998
ISBN 10: 0460876465
ISBN 13: 9780460876469
Book Overview: *A new translation, with introduction, notes, bibliography, maps and chronology of Herod's life and times. *The most comprehensive paperback edition available. *Reset with wide B format pages to give generous margins for notes.

Life Of Herod

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