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Jo⋅se⋅phus

[joh-see-fuhs]
–noun
Fla⋅vi⋅us [fley-vee-uhs] , (Joseph ben Matthias), a.d. 37?–c100, Jewish historian and general.
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Jo·se·phus   (jō-sē'fəs)   
Jewish general and historian who took part in the Jewish revolt against the Romans. His History of the Jewish War is the major source of information about the siege of Masada (72-73).
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