c. AD 77

J. BJ 4.541

The Wars of the Jews 4.541

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

4.541

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

541Accordingly, he caught all those that were come out of the city gates, either to gather herbs or sticks, who were unarmed and in years; he then tormented them and destroyed them, out of the immense rage he was in, and was almost ready to taste the very flesh of their dead bodies.