…pigeons start nesting - the nasty birds carry fleas and mites, and once the last fledgling is gone, the parasites will come in in search of new hosts. There is historical evidence for this view. The Jewish War by the Greco-Jewish historian Josephus includes a description of the Temple in Jerusalem, and the author goes into detail to describe the anti-pigeon devices on the building, because no one likes feral…
Flavius Josephus writes in the History of the Jewish War against the Romans - an important source for the Roman army - that the first cohort of every legion was twice the size of other cohorts, because it included the veterans, i.e. those who had served 16…
…and first hand accounts alongside commentaries can be interesting. I like Julius Cesar's autobiographical "The Gallic Wars." I have an electronic copy of Flavius Josephus's Books of the History of the Jewish War against the Romans, but haven't read it yet - but that looks really, really fascinating to me. I'll read it along with a commentary. Understanding old politics (Roman, fragmented Italy states, fragmented…
…be dated during his supposed lifetime. I'd be glad to know of such a case, but seriously the earliest documents commonly known are Tacitus' Annals book 15, chapter 44 (AD 116), and Joseph Flavius' The Jewish War (AD 75). Both are long after Jesus was said to have lived (dying sometime in the AD 30's).
……鸽子开始筑巢——这些烦人的鸟带着跳蚤和螨虫，等最后一批雏鸟飞走，寄生虫就会跑出来找新宿主。这种观点是有历史证据支持的。希腊化犹太历史学家约瑟夫斯的《犹太战史》里记载过耶路撒冷的圣殿，作者详细描述了建筑物上的防鸽装置，因为谁也不喜欢野……
…pigeons start nesting - the nasty birds carry fleas and mites, and once the last fledgling is gone, the parasites will come in in search of new hosts. There is historical evidence for this view. The Jewish War by the Greco-Jewish historian Josephus includes a description of the Temple in Jerusalem, and the author goes into detail to describe the anti-pigeon devices on the building, because no one likes feral…
弗拉维奥·约瑟夫斯在《犹太反对罗马战争史》（研究罗马军队的重要文献）中写道，每个军团的第一步兵大队（first cohort）规模都是其他大队的两倍，因为里面包含了老兵，即服役满 16 年的……
Flavius Josephus writes in the History of the Jewish War against the Romans - an important source for the Roman army - that the first cohort of every legion was twice the size of other cohorts, because it included the veterans, i.e. those who had served 16…
……一手史料和注释放在一起看会很有趣。我很喜欢恺撒的自传体作品《高卢战记》。我有一份弗拉维奥·约瑟夫斯的《犹太反对罗马战争史》电子版，不过还没读——看起来真的非常非常抓人。我打算找本带注释的一起看。理解当年的政治格局（罗马、分裂的意大利城邦、碎成一片的……
…and first hand accounts alongside commentaries can be interesting. I like Julius Cesar's autobiographical "The Gallic Wars." I have an electronic copy of Flavius Josephus's Books of the History of the Jewish War against the Romans, but haven't read it yet - but that looks really, really fascinating to me. I'll read it along with a commentary. Understanding old politics (Roman, fragmented Italy states, fragmented…
……能明确追溯到他传闻中活着的年代。如果有这种材料我很乐意拜读，但严肃地说，大家熟知最早的文献只有塔西佗《编年史》第15卷第44章（公元116年），以及弗拉维奥·约瑟夫斯的《犹太战史》（公元75年）。这两本都远远晚于耶稣据称活着的年代了（他大约卒于公元30年代）。
…be dated during his supposed lifetime. I'd be glad to know of such a case, but seriously the earliest documents commonly known are Tacitus' Annals book 15, chapter 44 (AD 116), and Joseph Flavius' The Jewish War (AD 75). Both are long after Jesus was said to have lived (dying sometime in the AD 30's).