Flavius Josephus was appointed military commander of Galilee by Judaeans revolting against Rome. He fortified the towns of the north but eventually surrendered to Roman forces and joined them at the Siege of Jerusalem in 70. After the fall of Jerusalem, he moved to Rome and became a writer under imperial patronage.
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