my dad is named flavius
he used to read my bed time stories

>>25064455
Your dad used to eat my ass right after reading you bedtime stories

>>25064478
he also did that to me

I have not read him, can you tell me about him and his work? Thank you so much!

>>25064478
It sounds so gay

>>25064392
No, but his writings were heavily referenced in The Jews vs. Rome. What an incredibly fascinating guy he was!
>Born and raised in an aristocratic family in Jerusalem.
>Religious / legal scholar
>Jew Commander in their army, seeking independence from Rome.
>Inevitably routed by Roman military
>Him and group of guys make an undercover escape and end up in some sort of cave or something.
>His group of Jews decide better to commit suicide than be enslaved or killed by Romans.
>Draw sticks for killing order
>Number two Jew kills number one Jew, three kills number two Jew, etc.
>By Providence, or clever rigging, Josephus is the last to be killed.
>Convinces the guy who was going to kill him that they’re being silly- they should just escape together.
>As they attempt their second escape they’re captured by Vespasian’s men. He was met with some level of respect for how valiantly he and the Jews had fought.
>Josephus says “Hey wait a minute guys, your victory proves that you’re favored by God and serve as a divine punishment to the Jews.”
>”Furthermore, I am a renown scholar and mystic. God gave me a vision in a dream, that YOU, Vespasian, (who is then a general at the time) will one day rule over Rome!”
>Vespasian says fuck it I kinda like this guy. Keep him with us, don’t kill him and don’t send him to Nero.
>Josephus volunteers to try to convince the other Jews to stop the revolt.
>Jews call him a dirty traitor
>Vespasian DOES become emperor.
>Josephus gets released from jail.
>Jew Josephus becomes Roman citizen and writes history of the Jews.
>Tries to minimize his role in the initial revolt and convince his readers that Jews can be upstanding and loyal citizens, hoping to lessen the mistreatment of the Jewish diaspora.
>Years later when Trajan makes a move on Parthia all of the Jews from the surrounding countries band together to fight Rome, completely disproving Josephus’ claims about them being good citizens.
What an unreal life he had. Cunning and pragmatic!

>>25064624
He's central to that schizo theory in Caesar's Messiah about Vespasian and Josephus conspiring to fabricate Christianity as a weapon against the Jews