c. AD 77

J. BJ 6.260

The Wars of the Jews 6.260

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

6.260

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

2607. And now, since Caesar was no way able to restrain the enthusiastic fury of the soldiers, and the fire proceeded on more and more, he went into the holy place of the temple, with his commanders, and saw it, with what was in it, which he found to be far superior to what the relations of foreigners contained, and not inferior to what we ourselves boasted of and believed about it.