c. AD 97

J. Ap. 2.30

Against Apion 2.30

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

Against Apion

2.30

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

30for you see how justly he calls those Egyptians whom he hates, and endeavors to reproach; for had he not deemed Egyptians to be a name of great reproach, he would not have avoided the name of an Egyptian himself; as we know that those who brag of their own countries, value themselves upon the denomination they acquire thereby, and reprove such as unjustly lay claim thereto.