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Summary
Public domain illustrated book page scan, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
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jews
history
books
early printed books
josephus
surrender
romans
traitor
compatriots
de la bataille judaïque
flavius josephus
war of the jews
the jewish war
judean
jewish war
high resolution
Date
1492
Contributors
Josephus, Flavius, Author
Verard, Antoine, d. ca. 1513, Printer
Source
New York Public Library
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")