Josephus wrote two works that are now well organized at:
https://www.biblestudytools.com/history/flavius-josephus/
- “The Antiquities of the Jews”
- “War of the Jews”
In those works, are many details re the waxing and waning of tragedies and violence in ancient times.
A reader might save a lot of time, by beginning at:
Book 5 of the “War of the Jews:”
https://www.biblestudytools.com/history/flavius-josephus/war-of-the-jews/book-5/