c. AD 77

J. BJ 1.132

The Wars of the Jews 1.132

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

1.132

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

132However, neither was Aristobulus wanting to himself in this case, as relying on the bribes that Scaurus had received: he was also there himself, and adorned himself after a manner the most agreeable to royalty that he was able. But he soon thought it beneath him to come in such a servile manner, and could not endure to serve his own ends in a way so much more abject than he was used to; so he departed from Diospolis.