c. AD 77

J. BJ 3.242

The Wars of the Jews 3.242

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

3.242

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

242for the light of their own flame shone about them, and made them a most visible mark to the enemy, as they were in the daytime, while the engines could not be seen at a great distance, and so what was thrown at them was hard to be avoided;