c. AD 94

J. AJ 18.195

The Antiquities of the Jews 18.195

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Antiquities of the Jews

18.195

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

1957. Now Agrippa stood in his bonds before the royal palace, and leaned on a certain tree for grief, with many others, who were in bonds also; and as a certain bird sat upon the tree on which Agrippa leaned, (the Romans call this bird bubo,) [an owl,] one of those that were bound, a German by nation, saw him, and asked a soldier who that man in purple was;