c. AD 77

J. BJ 4.481

The Wars of the Jews 4.481

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

4.481

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

481This bitumen is not only useful for the caulking of ships, but for the cure of men’s bodies; accordingly, it is mixed in a great many medicines.