“by my mother I am of the royal blood; for the children of Asamoneus, from whom that family was derived, had both the office of the high priesthood, and the dignity of a king,” — Flavius Josephus Copy Share Image
“The family from which I am derived is not an ignoble one, but hath descended all along from the priests;” — Flavius Josephus Copy Share Image
“by my mother I am of the royal blood; for the children of Asamoneus, from whom that family was derived, had both the office… — Flavius Josephus Copy Share Image
Yet did that Antiochus, who was also called Dionysius, become an origin of troubles again. — Flavius Josephus Copy Share Image
Now Herod was an active man, and soon found proper materials for his active spirit to work upon. — Flavius Josephus Copy Share Image
“Well then," said Aristotle, "in accordance with the rules of rhetoric, let us first describe his ancestry, so we don't disobey the teachers of… — Flavius Josephus Copy Share Image
“as was I born to Matthias in the first year of the reign of Caius Caesar. I have three sons: Hyrcanus, the eldest, was… — Flavius Josephus Copy Share Image
“The family from which I am derived is not an ignoble one, but hath descended all along from the priests;” — Flavius Josephus Copy Share Image
