c. AD 77

J. BJ 7.61

The Wars of the Jews 7.61

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

7.61

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

61but that all was done by some vile persons greatly in debt, who supposed that if they could once set fire to the marketplace, and burn the public records, they should have no further demands made upon them.