c. AD 77

J. BJ 5.396

The Wars of the Jews 5.396

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

5.396

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

396Was it not derived from the seditions that were among our forefathers, when the madness of Aristobulus and Hyrcanus, and our mutual quarrels, brought Pompey upon this city, and when God reduced those under subjection to the Romans who were unworthy of the liberty they had enjoyed?