c. AD 77

J. BJ 1.418

The Wars of the Jews 1.418

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

1.418

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

418Moreover, he dedicated a tower that was at Jerusalem, and called it by the name of his brother Phasaelus, whose structure, largeness, and magnificence we shall describe hereafter. He also built another city in the valley that leads northward from Jericho, and named it Phasaelis.