c. AD 77

J. BJ 3.123

The Wars of the Jews 3.123

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

3.123

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

123Then came the ensigns encompassing the eagle, which is at the head of every Roman legion, the king, and the strongest of all birds, which seems to them a signal of dominion, and an omen that they shall conquer all against whom they march;