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Josephus

[ joh-see-fuhs ]

noun

  1. Fla·vi·us [fley, -vee-, uh, s], Joseph ben Matthias, a.d. 37?–c100, Jewish historian and general.


Josephus

/ dʒəʊˈsiːfəs /

noun

  1. JosephusFlavius?37?100MJewishHISTORY: historianMILITARY: general Flavius (ˈfleɪvɪəs). real name Joseph ben Matthias. ?37–?100 ad , Jewish historian and general; author of History of the Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews
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Noah Lyles likely will be among the 200-meter favorites, and his younger brother, Josephus, another sprinter, also is looking to make the U.S. team.

When he and his brother, Josephus, another decorated sprinter who is one year younger, arrived in the summer of 2016 for a meeting with their agent, Mark Wetmore, sprinting was in a transitional moment.

A minority points to writings by the Roman historian Flavius Josephus suggesting that Jebel al-Lawz, a mountain in northwestern Saudi Arabia, is the site.

Josephus, the ancient Jewish historian, reported that Roman troops crucified as many as 500 Jews a day during Jewish revolts in A.D. 1st century.

He, his mother and brother, Josephus, another elite U.S. sprinter, want to expand the reach of their Lyles Brothers Sports Foundation.

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