c. AD 97

J. Ap. 2.14

Against Apion 2.14

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

Against Apion

2.14

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

14Now, this [man], grammarian as he was, could not certainly tell which was the poet Homer’s country, no more than he could which was the country of Pythagoras, who lived comparatively but a little while ago; yet does he thus easily determine the age of Moses, who preceded them such a vast number of years, as depending on his ancient men’s relation, which shows how notorious a liar he was.