 Rather, he blames the Jewish War on what he calls "unrepresentative and over-zealous fanatics" among the Jews, who led the masses away from their traditional aristocratic leaders (like himself), with disastrous results.Josephus also blames some of the Roman governors of Judea, representing them as corrupt and incompetent administrators.According to Josephus, the traditional Jew was, should be, and can be a loyal and peace-loving citizen.