In computer science and mathematics, the Josephus problem (or Josephus permutation) is a theoretical problem related to a certain counting-out game. Such...
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Flavius Josephus (/dʒoʊˈsiːfəs/; Ancient Greek: Ἰώσηπος, Iṓsēpos; c. AD 37 – c. 100), born Yosef ben Mattityahu (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף בֵּן מַתִּתְיָהוּ), was...
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among school-aged children, which is theoretically related to the Josephus problem and other counting-out games. FLAMES or FLAME is an acronym for the...
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another sieve, "the sieve of Josephus Flavius" because of its similarity with the counting-out game in the Josephus problem. Lucky numbers share some properties...
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linked lists is by implementing a program that resolves the Josephus problem. The Josephus problem is an election method that works by having a group of people...
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Siege of Masada (section Josephus's narrative)
War by Flavius Josephus, a Jewish rebel leader captured by the Romans, in whose service he became a historian. According to Josephus the long siege by...
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Roman contingent, pursuing them as far as Antipatris, via Beit Horon. Josephus initially estimated the number of Roman losses at 515, but in the ensuing...
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hiding. Josephus reported 40,000 deaths, though modern research estimates around 2,000 killed and 1,200 women and infants captured. Josephus recounts...
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Roman-era Jewish historian Josephus, there are no sources for the history and activities of the Sicarii. According to Josephus's account, the Sicarii's victims...
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Jerusalem contributed to the city's economic prosperity and prominence. Josephus records several omens believed to have foretold the destruction of Jerusalem...
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A variant of counting-out game, known as the Josephus problem, represents a famous theoretical problem in mathematics and computer science. Several simple...
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History of the Sabbath, J. N. Andrews cites the historians, including Josephus, that verify the departure of the Christians whilst the Romans are mysteriously...
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(Ancient Greek: Ἰωάννης ἀπὸ Γισχάλων), son of Levi (υἱὸς Ληΐου), vied with Josephus over the control of Galilee and amassed a large band of supporters from...
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Jewish–Roman War. "Zealotry" was the term used by the Jewish historian Josephus for a "fourth sect" or "fourth Jewish philosophy" during this period. At...
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Joseph ben Gurion was according to Josephus one of the chief leaders of the First Jewish–Roman War, which erupted in the year 66 in Roman Judea. Along...
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Yael Kathryn Prescott as Aziza Diego Boneta as Amram Sam Neill as Flavius Josephus Mido Hamada as Eleazar ben Ya'ir Sam Hazeldine as Flavius Silva Jonas Armstrong...
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Judaea Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, Book XX 11-1 Josephus, Wars of the Jews, Book II 14-5. Josephus, Wars of the Jews, Book II 14-6. Josephus, Wars...
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Flavius Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian who provided external information on some people and events found in the New Testament. Josephus was...
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this account;" Flavius Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews - Book XX, Chapter 1, § 1 "Antiquities" XX. Chapters 9-11; Flavius Josephus, War of the Jews, Book...
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The Jewish War (category Works by Josephus)
The Jewish War is a work of Jewish history written by Josephus, a first-century Roman-Jewish historian. It has been described by the biblical historian...
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Silva's actions are documented by 1st-century Jewish-Roman historian Josephus, the remains of a 1st-century Roman victory arch identified in Jerusalem...
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views, which led people to believe that he wanted to make peace with Rome. Josephus, Flavius. "20.2." The War of the Jews. Vol. 2. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag...
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the same person as Eleazar ben Ya'ir, the Sicarii leader at Masada. In Josephus' Bellum Judaicum, the primary source of the First Jewish-Roman War, important...
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of Jesus (James the Just), according to the Antiquities of the Jews of Josephus. A delegation sent by citizens upset over the perceived breach of justice...
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Temple period, and is based on historical sources such as the Talmud and Josephus' The Jewish War, which tells the story of the Great Jewish Revolt against...
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Publius. The Histories. Penguin. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-140-44964-8. Gens Lucilia Wars of the Jews by Flavius Josephus The Histories by Cornelius Tacitus v t e...
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captured the town and massacred its inhabitants. The Jewish historian Josephus, who accompanied the Roman army, provides detailed accounts of these events...
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the north towers.[citation needed] Siege of Gamla Josephus problem Siege of Masada "Flavius Josephus, The Wars of the Jews, 3:336". Perseus.tufts.edu....
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Josephus Daniels (May 18, 1862 – January 15, 1948) was a newspaper editor, Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson, and U.S. Ambassador to...
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led to the killing of most of its members. According to the historian Josephus, Ananus incited the people to rise up against the Zealots who were in control...
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