c. AD 77

J. BJ 5.297

The Wars of the Jews 5.297

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

5.297

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

297For neither could the Jews reach those that were over them, by reason of their height; and it was not practicable to take them, nor to overturn them, they were so heavy, nor to set them on fire, because they were covered with plates of iron.