c. AD 77

J. BJ 2.9

The Wars of the Jews 2.9

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

2.9

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

9But the seditious threw stones at him, and drove him away, as he came into the temple, and before he could say anything to them. The like treatment they showed to others, who came to them after him, many of which were sent by Archelaus, in order to reduce them to sobriety, and these answered still on all occasions after a passionate manner; and it openly appeared that they would not be quiet, if their numbers were but considerable.