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FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, - Death of an Emperor. Translation and Commentary by T.P. Wiseman.
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| Schrijver: | FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS, |
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| Titel: | Death of an Emperor. Translation and Commentary by T.P. Wiseman. |
| ISBN: | 9780859893565 |
| Uitgever: | University of Exeter Press, Exeter, 1991. XVIII,122p. Paperback. |
| Bijzonderheid: | 'The title of this good little book is unfortunately uninformative. Ancient historians and classicists will generally know that the translation is of those passages in Josephus’Antiquities of the Jews (XIX 1-273) dealing with the death of the Em... |
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| Meer info | the lay reader, seeing only the title, may be justly mystified. Considering the extent of popular interest in the colorful story of Rome’s third emperor, I cannot imagine why this book was not entitled The Death of Caligula. (...) The book, nevertheless, is useful, because it provides in convenient format the major ancient source for Caligula’s death. (...) Generally Wiseman’s translation is quite good, but the lengthy commentary will be especially useful to scholars of the Julio-Claudian period. (...) Wiseman has performed a useful service by translating and commenting on this extraordinarily significant portion of Josephus’ work.' (ARTHUR FERRILL in Bryn Mawr Classical Review 1992.02.23). |
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