JERUSALEM’S TRAITOR: JOSEPHUS, MASADA AND THE FALL OF JUDEA

Book ID/图书代码： 00530014B73942

English Summary/英文概要： When the Jews revolted against Rome in AD 66 Josephus, an aristocrat from Jerusalem, was made a general in his nation’s army, despite having been a favourite of Nero’s wife Poppaea. Captured by the Romans, he saved his life by a prophesy that their commander Vespasian would become emperor, and running a spy ring inside Jerusalem. Of vital importance to anyone interested in Jewish or early Christian history, he is our only source for the destruction of the Jewish capital and the Temple, for the Jews’s last stand at Masada, and for a war of extermination that amounted to a holocaust. He has also left us an mazingly frank portrait of himself and his colourful, sometimes nightmarish, life.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 当犹太人在公元66年反抗罗马时，来自耶路撒冷，自率军队的一位，将军，一直钟情于罗马皇帝尼禄的妻子帕亚的贵族。最终还是被罗马人抓住，因一个预言所获得新生，这个预言说他们的指挥官维斯帕先将会成为帝王，并在耶路撒冷运行着一个间谍组织。这对任何一位犹太人或是早期基督教历史感兴趣的读者来说，这是至关重要的信息。他是我们对犹太人的文化和寺庙遭到摧毁，马察达（死海东岸的山地要塞）犹太人背水一战，以及战争浩劫，仅存的参考信息。他甚至给后人留下了一幅生动的肖像画卷。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：‘this gripping biography.’ Jerusalem Post

‘Writing with the flair of a novelist, Seward not only brings Josephus to life, but also crafts a vivid picture of what caused the Jewish revolt of 66 … Popular history at its best … well researched and insightful.’ History in Review

‘This is first rate history, first rate biography.’ The Advocate (TN)

Seward’s astute interpretation and vivid recreation is a popular history imperative.’ Booklist

About the Author/作者介绍： 德斯蒙德•西沃德的父亲是威廉•埃里克•路易斯•苏华德，曾作为一名一战飞行员的一位法国爱尔兰裔实业家，父亲在巴勒斯坦的这段从军经历，为儿子日后的小说《沙漠雄鹰》提供了文学素材。出生于在巴黎一个历史悠久的波尔多家族的西沃德，在北约克郡的安浦福斯和剑桥的圣凯瑟琳学院受教。西沃德曾撰写过许多关于法国中世纪的历史作品，其发表的关于军事修世会亦被业界认为是这方面的权威之作。西沃德精通法语和意大利语，拉丁语，中世纪英语和诺曼法语。他主要研究国外区域地点的相关原始文献资料，并以此撰写了许多历史有关的书籍。他发表的作品已经被译成十国语言，其中包括希伯来语和日语。

Desmond Seward was born in Paris and educated at Cambridge University. He is the author of Richard III: England’s Black Legend, The Monks of War, and The War of the Roses.

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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Hebrew – Kinnaret, 2012

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