c. AD 100

J. Vit. 66

The Life of Flavius Josephus Chapter 66

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Life of Flavius Josephus

Chapter 66

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

66But for a good while Capellus and the principal men belonging to the city would not give us leave, but were at length entirely overcome by us, and were induced to be of our opinion. So Jesus the son of Sapphias, one of those whom we have already mentioned as the leader of a seditious tumult of mariners and poor people, prevented us, and took with him certain Galileans, and set the entire palace on fire, and thought he should get a great deal of money thereby, because he saw some of the roofs gilt with gold.