c. AD 77

J. BJ 4.598

The Wars of the Jews 4.598

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

4.598

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

598for that they will afford strength to those that shall be made emperors, they having already three legions, besides other auxiliaries from the neighboring kings, and will have further all the armies in the east to support them, as also those in Europe, so far as they are out of the distance and dread of Vitellius, besides such auxiliaries as they may have in Italy itself; that is, Vespasian’s brother, and his other son [Domitian];