c. AD 77

J. BJ 3.277

The Wars of the Jews 3.277

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

3.277

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

277and while the Jews made use of another stratagem to prevent their ascent, and poured boiling fenugreek upon the boards, in order to make them slip and fall down;