c. AD 77

J. BJ 4.477

The Wars of the Jews 4.477

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

4.477

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

477Accordingly, when Vespasian went to see it, he commanded that some who could not swim should have their hands tied behind them, and be thrown into the deep, when it so happened that they all swam as if a wind had forced them upwards.