c. AD 77

J. BJ 6.216

The Wars of the Jews 6.216

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

6.216

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

216That they had begun with their own hands to burn down that temple which we have preserved hitherto; and that therefore they deserved to eat such food as this was.