The Jewish War
Flavius Josephus
Section 10
About this work
Josephus’s account of the Jewish revolt against Rome and the destruction of Jerusalem. It combines a history of the conflict with his perspective as a participant and later observer.
- Author
- Flavius Josephus
- Date
- Later first century AD
- Genre
- History
- Textual language
- Greek
- Translator
- William Whiston
- Translation / Edition
- William Whiston translation, first published 1737.
10. Moreover, [I shall relate] how Titus marched out of Egypt into Judea the second time; as also how, and where, and how many forces he got together; and in what state the city was, by the means of the seditious, at his coming; what attacks he made, and how many ramparts he cast up; of the three walls that encompassed the city, and of their measures; of the strength of the city, and the structure of the temple and holy house; and besides, the measures of those edifices, and of the altar, and all accurately determined. A description also of certain of their festivals, and seven purifications of purity, and the sacred ministrations of the priests, with the garments of the priests, and of the high priests; and of the nature of the most holy place of the temple; without concealing any thing, or adding any thing to the known truth of things.