c. AD 77

J. BJ 6.167

The Wars of the Jews 6.167

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

6.167

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

167even when it was in their power to have stopped the fire; nay, they lay still while the temple was first set on fire, and deemed this spreading of the fire to be for their own advantage.