Antiquities of the Jews

Josephus, Flavius · c. 93–94 CE primary

passage 47 of 1072 · BOOK I. Containing The Interval Of Three Thousand Eight Hundred And

in brief

Simon becomes general and high priest, fights Trypho and Cendebeus, and is later murdered by his son-in-law Ptolemy through treachery.

Jews Made Simon Their General And High Priest: What Courageous Actions He Also Performed Especially Against Trypho.

War Against Trypho, And A Little Afterward, Against Cendebeus, The General Of Antiochus's Army; As Also How Simon Was Murdered By His Son- In-Law Ptolemy, And That By Treachery.

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topics: conspiracy and assassination · counsel and advisers to rulers

Antiquities of the Jews · Josephus, Flavius · 93–94