HISTORIAN

Josephus

37 - 100

Josephus

Flavius Josephus (; Ancient Greek: Ἰώσηπος, Iṓsēpos; c. AD 37 – c. 100) or Yosef ben Mattityahu (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף בֵּן מַתִּתְיָהוּ) was a Roman–Jewish historian and military leader. Best known for writing The Jewish War, he was born in Jerusalem—then part of the Roman province of Judea—to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry. He initially fought against the Roman Empire during the First Jewish–Roman War as general of the Jewish forces in Galilee, until surrendering in AD 67 to the Roman army led by military commander Vespasian after the six-week siege of Yodfat. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josephus has received more than 4,188,718 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia. Josephus is the 2nd most popular historian (up from 8th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Israel (up from 22nd in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Historian.

Josephus is most famous for being a Jewish historian and writer. He is best known for writing the Jewish War, Antiquities of the Jews, and Against Apion.

Memorability Metrics

4.2M
Page Views (PV)
85.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
74
Languages Editions (L)
17.62
Effective Languages (L*)
2.29
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Josephus ranks 2 out of 561. Before him are Herodotus. After him are Ibn Khaldun, Thucydides, Xenophon, Sima Qian, Livy, Polybius, Tacitus, Suetonius, Alexis de Tocqueville, and Diodorus Siculus.

Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia

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Herodotus
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.13
Rank: 1
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 85.52
Rank: 2
Ibn Khaldun
1332 - 1406
HPI: 85.21
Rank: 3
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 4
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 5
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 81.89
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 7
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 8
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 9
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 10
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 11
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 37, Josephus ranks 2. Before him is Nero. Among people deceased in 100, Josephus ranks 3. Before him are Mary, mother of Jesus, and Saint Joseph. After him are Mary Magdalene, John the Apostle, Bartholomew the Apostle, Saint Anne, Salome, Elizabeth, Zechariah, John the Evangelist, and Caiaphas.

Others Born in 37

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Nero
POLITICIAN
37 - 68
HPI: 86.62
Rank: 1
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 85.52
Rank: 2

Others Deceased in 100

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Mary, mother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 92.39
Rank: 1
Saint Joseph
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 89.46
Rank: 2
Josephus
HISTORIAN
37 - 100
HPI: 85.52
Rank: 3
Mary Magdalene
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 BC - 100
HPI: 84.52
Rank: 4
John the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
6 - 100
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 5
Bartholomew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 6
Saint Anne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 7
Salome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
14 - 100
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 8
Elizabeth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 BC - 100
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 9
Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
90 BC - 100
HPI: 79.38
Rank: 10
John the Evangelist
WRITER
10 - 100
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 11
Caiaphas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
18 - 100
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 12