c. AD 77

J. BJ 6.131

The Wars of the Jews 6.131

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

6.131

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

131He could not indeed bring all his army against them, the place was so narrow; but choosing thirty soldiers of the most valiant out of every hundred, and committing a thousand to each tribune, and making Cerealis their commander-in-chief, he gave orders that they should attack the guards of the temple about the ninth hour of that night.