Benedict Niese's prefaces to the Works of Flavius Josephus discuss the date and transmission of the text of Josephus' works and describe in depth the manuscripts that form the basis of his critical edition, explaining the relationships between them and evaluating their relative worth. This resource contains an English translation of the prefatory material of volumes 1–6.
“The twenty books of Jewish Antiquities, which are designated the ἀρχαιολογία Ἰουδαϊκή, were published by Josephus1 and sent to Rome by Epaphroditus, the freedman of Domitian, during the thirteenth year of Domitian’s reign.” (Volume 1, Page 3)
“almost the ninety-third year after the birth of Christ,” (Volume 1, Page 3)