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Page 13
... and was not able to say any more ; but at his desire Nicolaus of Damascus ,
being the king ' s friend , and always conversant with him , and acquainted with
whatsoever he did , and with the circumstances of his affairs , proceeded to what
...
... and was not able to say any more ; but at his desire Nicolaus of Damascus ,
being the king ' s friend , and always conversant with him , and acquainted with
whatsoever he did , and with the circumstances of his affairs , proceeded to what
...
Page 16
... was not able to say one word to the contrary When Nicolaus had left off
speaking , and had produced the evidence , Varus bade Antipater to betake
himself to the making his defence , if he had prepared anything whereby it might
appear that ...
... was not able to say one word to the contrary When Nicolaus had left off
speaking , and had produced the evidence , Varus bade Antipater to betake
himself to the making his defence , if he had prepared anything whereby it might
appear that ...
Page 23
... because he was able to conquer his enemies , yet , in my opinion , he was
herein very unfortunate . 2 . But then Salome and Alexas , before the king ' s
death was made known , dismissed those that were shut up in the hippodrome ,
and told ...
... because he was able to conquer his enemies , yet , in my opinion , he was
herein very unfortunate . 2 . But then Salome and Alexas , before the king ' s
death was made known , dismissed those that were shut up in the hippodrome ,
and told ...
Page 31
... by the Romans , as being unarmed men , and their courage failing them ; their
wild fury being now not able to help them , because they were destitute of armour
; insomuch that , of those that went up to the top of the roof , not one escaped .
... by the Romans , as being unarmed men , and their courage failing them ; their
wild fury being now not able to help them , because they were destitute of armour
; insomuch that , of those that went up to the top of the roof , not one escaped .
Page 32
... desirous of going away with his soldiers , but was not able to trust himself with
the enemy , on account of what mischief he had already done them ; and he took
this great [ pretended ] lenity of theirs for an argument why he should not comply
...
... desirous of going away with his soldiers , but was not able to trust himself with
the enemy , on account of what mischief he had already done them ; and he took
this great [ pretended ] lenity of theirs for an argument why he should not comply
...
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| Title | The Works of Flavius Josephus, the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, Volume 2 The Works of Flavius Josephus, the Learned and Authentic Jewish Historian, Flavius Josephus |
| Author | Flavius Josephus |
| Translated by | William Whiston |
| Publisher | Henry G. Bohn, 1852 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Jun 2006 |
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