c. AD 94

J. AJ 15.332

The Antiquities of the Jews 15.332

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Antiquities of the Jews

15.332

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

332and what was the greatest and most laborious work of all, he adorned it with a haven, that was always free from the waves of the sea. Its largeness was not less than the Pyrmum [at Athens], and had towards the city a double station for the ships. It was of excellent workmanship; and this was the more remarkable for its being built in a place that of itself was not suitable to such noble structures, but was to be brought to perfection by materials from other places, and at very great expenses.