c. AD 77

J. BJ 2.290

The Wars of the Jews 2.290

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

2.290

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

290Whereupon the sober and moderate part of the Jews thought it proper to have recourse to their governors again, while the seditious part, and such as were in the fervor of their youth, were vehemently inflamed to fight. The seditious also among [the Gentiles of] Caesarea stood ready for the same purpose; for they had, by agreement, sent the man to sacrifice beforehand [as ready to support him] so that it soon came to blows.