Название: Herod in History: Nicolaus of Damascus and the Augustan Context
Автор: Kimberley Czajkowski, Benedikt Eckhardt
Издательство: Oxford University Press
Год: 2021
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 204
Размер: 1,3 МБ
Язык: Английский

Most of our information about Herod the Great derives from the accounts found in Josephus' Jewish War and Jewish Antiquities. Together they constitute a unique resource on one of the most famous personalities of ancient history. But from where did Josephus get his information? It is commonly agreed that his primary source was Nicolaus of Damascus, Herod's court historian, though the extent to which Josephus adapted his material remains disputed.