c. AD 77

J. BJ 6.75

The Wars of the Jews 6.75

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

6.75

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

75in which battle the darts were on both sides useless, as well as the spears, and both sides drew their swords, and fought it out hand to hand. Now during this struggle the positions of the men were undistinguished on both sides, and they fought at random, the men being intermixed one with another, and confounded, by reason of the narrowness of the place; while the noise that was made fell on the ear after an indistinct manner, because it was so very loud.