c. AD 77

J. BJ 2.13

The Wars of the Jews 2.13

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

2.13

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

13who, falling upon them on the sudden, as they were offering their sacrifices, destroyed about three thousand of them; but the rest of the multitude were dispersed upon the adjoining mountains: these were followed by Archelaus’s heralds, who commanded every one to retire to their own homes, whither they all went, and left the festival.