Your knowledge of your documented histories, recorded by human hands that are flawed, seem to be used more to distract than to persuade. I would like to follow your argument but it is difficult when you do not provide the relevant reference, Anthologies xvii 9.5?, for example. Or you try to intimidate me by asking, have I read this or that? Next, will you be asking me for my credentials?
I perceive that you are engaging in circular reasoning, assuming that Josephus was entirely accurate in his assessments and then introducing Anthologies, assuming that these writings represent the truth, told by the conquerors, their associates or captives?
My argument is based on an understanding of the Bible and astronomy, and an intermediate understanding of history. You have a thorough understanding of your histories but I should not have to read two or three historical books to follow what you are trying to say. I’m not requiring you to read a book on celestial mechanics or a history of ancient astronomical observations and their interpretations. Wasn’t Cronus the god of time? Or was it Cronos or maybe Kronos? Wasn’t Chaos the first god? Or was it Apophis? Or was that an asteroid? Hmm.
Nope - the histories of Josephus etc. show that your statement disputing Josephus' veracity is false
By claiming that Josephus was incorrect (based on your faulty evidence from third party sources), you negate the fact that Jesus fulfilled His Olivet promise to return in the lifetime of the generation listening to Him
I am pointing out that you have no evidence for a post 4 BC death of Herod beyond faulty sources.