c. AD 94

J. AJ 15.413

The Antiquities of the Jews 15.413

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Antiquities of the Jews

15.413

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

413This cloister had pillars that stood in four rows one over against the other all along, for the fourth row was interwoven into the wall, which [also was built of stone]; and the thickness of each pillar was such, that three men might, with their arms extended, fathom it round, and join their hands again, while its length was twenty-seven feet, with a double spiral at its basis;