c. AD 77

J. BJ 2.136

The Wars of the Jews 2.136

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

2.136

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

136They also take great pains in studying the writings of the ancients, and choose out of them what is most for the advantage of their soul and body; and they inquire after such roots and medicinal stones as may cure their distempers.