Jona Lendering

Jona Lendering read history at Leiden University (MA 1993), specialized in Mediterranean culture at the Amsterdam Free University (MA 1996), and worked at excavations in Holland (Riethoven) and Greece (Halos). After teaching historical theory and ancient history at the Free University for several years, he was one of the founders of a school for history teaching, Livius Onderwijs. Born in Amsterdam, it has now spread to auxiliary locations in Bussum, Dronten, Gouda, Haarlem, Hoorn, Schagen, Zaanstad, and Zoetermeer. As of 2013, Livius Onderwijs has eight teachers, about 500-600 students a year, and offers tours to countries like Italy, Turkey, Iran, and Lebanon. The field trips help to etch into the students' minds some of what they've learned at the school.

Because history is for a large part telling a story, something you do best in your own language, Lendering prefers to publish in Dutch journals. However, he has contributed to the Bryn Mawr Classical Review and Ancient Warfare, while he is the founder of Ancient History Magazine. He is also the publisher and editor of the on-line publication of the Babylonian Chronicles of the Hellenistic Period, a set of important cuneiform sources for the history of the Seleucid and Parthian Near East, transcribed, translated and commented on by Bert van der Spek of the Free University Amsterdam and Irving Finkel of the British Museum. A publication as book is in preparation.

Lendering has written several books and maintains a blog in Dutch. He is the author of several books, including Edge of Empire and Consensus and Crises. For the Livius website, which has received several awards, he collaborates closely with Bill Thayer of LacusCurtius. Lendering is also the webmaster of two daily blogs, the MainzerBeobachter.com and Grondslagen.net.

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John of Gischala

Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.John of Gischala (67-70 CE) Source: Flavius Josephus,…

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John the Baptist

Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.John the Baptist (c.28 CE) Sources: Mark 1.2-9,…

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Jonathan the Weaver

Messiah (mâšîah, "the anointed one"): Jewish religious concept, a future savior who will, in some sense, come to restore Israel. The nature of both the Messiah and the restoration was a matter of debate, and there were several claimants.Jonathan the weaver (73 CE) Source: Flavius Josephus,…

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Josephus

In the war between the Jews and the Romans of 66-70, the Jewish general Joseph son of Matthias defended Galilee against the Roman legions. After he had been defeated, he defected to his enemies, and advised the Roman general Vespasian.…

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Jovian

Jovian: emperor of the Roman world (r. 363-364).Names: 331: Jovianus (born in Singidunum) 27 June 363: Flavius Jovianus Augustus 17 February 364: natural death? Successor of: Julianus Apostata Relatives: father: Varronianus married to: Charito children: Varronianus Main deeds: 363 Death of Julianus Apostata; Jovian proclaimed emperor. He inherits the unsuccessful…

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Judaea

Judaea: small province of the Roman empire, more or less equivalent to modern Israel and the Palestinian territories. This part of the Roman empire is exceptionally well-known because we have sources written by the native population.Annexation …

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Judaea (governors)

ROMAN EMPERORS PREFECTS Augustus (27 BCE - 14 CE) Coponius (6-9)   M. Ambibulus (9-12)   Annius Rufus (12-15) Tiberius (14-37) Valerius Gratus (15-26)   Pontius Pilate (26-36)   Marcellus (36-37) Caligula (37-41) Marullus (37-41) RULE OF KING HEROD AGRIPPA (41-44) ROMAN EMPERORS PROCURATORS Claudius(41-54) C. Cuspius Fadus (44-46)   Tib. Julius Alexander (46-48)   P. Ventidius Cumanus (48-52)   M. Antonius Felix (52-58) Nero (54-68) Porcius Festus…

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