An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

177. The Jewish Revolt (Part 3)

April 21, 2022

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In the second of two episodes on the Jewish Revolt, Tom and Dominic discuss the burning of the Temple, Vespasian & Titus' triumph, and Masada. Why was it such a landmark revolt for both...
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Books Referenced

The Aeneid

Author: Virgil

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Mentioned in the context of Augustus celebrating his emergence as Caesar by sponsoring Virgil to write this work, compared to how the Flavians patronized Josephus

The Jewish War

Author: Josephus

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Referenced as one of the histories Josephus wrote - 'he writes a history of the war' - describing the Jewish revolt against Rome

Antiquities of the Jews

Author: Josephus

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Referenced as 'He writes a history of the entire history of the Judeans' - one of Josephus's major historical works

The Life of Flavius Josephus

Author: Josephus

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Referenced as 'He writes a biography of – an autobiography of himself' - Josephus's autobiographical work

Against Apion

Author: Josephus

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Referenced as 'he writes a defense of the Judeans and their god and their practices against a pagan critic' - Josephus's apologetic work

The Talmud

Author: Rabbinic Compilation

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Mentioned as 'this kind of great corpus of writings that emerge through the 5th, 6th, 7th century' where legends about Vespasian and Titus appear

The Gospel of Luke

Author: Anonymous (Biblical)

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Referenced multiple times regarding Jesus's prophecy about the destruction of Jerusalem - 'Jesus Christ in the Gospel of St. Luke'