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Lucius Flavus
''Lucius Flavus'' (German: ''"Lucius Flavus - Historischer Roman aus den letzten Tagen Jerusalems"'') is one of the most famous Historical novel, historical novels by the Swiss writer and Roman Catholic priest Joseph Spillmann, first published in 1890 by Herder publishers in Freiburg, Germany. ''The Month'' likened the novel to ''Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, Ben-Hur'' and ''Quo Vadis (novel), Quo Vadis''. The novel has been translated into English and French. Reverend Peter Kaenders of Illinois adapted it to a five-act play in the early 1900s. Plot The story of ''Lucius Flavus'' is based on a narrative by Josephus, set around the First Jewish-Roman War. Rabbi Ben Sadoc, a wealthy rabbi from Antioch, has a 16-year-old daughter, Thamar, and 8-year-old son. Ananus, the son of Caiaphas, invites the rabbi to Jerusalem, offering to marry Thamar to his son, Eleazar. He intends, however, to do away with the rabbi and possibly his son, to seize their fortune. While traveling to Jerus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Spillmann, Bucheinband, Jugendstil
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese language, Portuguese and Spanish language, Spanish, the name is "José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''Yusuf, Yūsuf''. In Persian language, Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |