Life Of Herod Josephus /Orion 1998 Biography PB VGC

Life Of HerodJosephus (Author)/Martin Goodman (Introduction)PublisherOrionPublication Date1998Pages160TopicsBiography / HistoryISBN9780460876469BindingPaperbackWeight170DimensionsWidth: 12.9   Height: 19.8   Spine: 1.2 (approx)Description\nThis edition was published on 02/11/1998 and is in very good condition. This copy is used and may have been read. Its general condition is slight wear to edges/corners a little shelfworn internally cleanSynopsisThe dramatic story of an enlightened, civilised benefactor and murderous tyrant. The Life of Herod is a gripping historical account composed with knowledge and involvement by Josephus, the Jewish Historian and apologist of the 1st century AD, from whose Jewish antiquities' the crises and triumphs of Herod's career are vividly recounted inthis translation. It provides an extroadinary insight into the political machinations and emotional turmoil of a despot whose grandiose aims were achieved at expense of personal happiness.\nShippin.