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From whom , when the Romans have now taken the government into their own
hands , they still give them the privilege of their freedom , but oppress them
entirely with the imposition of taxes . Of which matter I shall treat more accurately
in the ...
From whom , when the Romans have now taken the government into their own
hands , they still give them the privilege of their freedom , but oppress them
entirely with the imposition of taxes . Of which matter I shall treat more accurately
in the ...
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... them a written letter , the sum of which was this , that “ he should not come back
, because all was come to his father ' s knowledge ; and that Cæsar was the only
refuge he had left to prevent both his and her delivery into his father ' s hands .
... them a written letter , the sum of which was this , that “ he should not come back
, because all was come to his father ' s knowledge ; and that Cæsar was the only
refuge he had left to prevent both his and her delivery into his father ' s hands .
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Herod has thoughts of killing himself with his own hand ; and a little after . wards
he orders Antipater to be slain . ... as hoping to be immediately and entirely
released from his bonds , and to take the kingdom into his hands , without any
more ...
Herod has thoughts of killing himself with his own hand ; and a little after . wards
he orders Antipater to be slain . ... as hoping to be immediately and entirely
released from his bonds , and to take the kingdom into his hands , without any
more ...
Page 31
... got upon those cloisters which encompassed the outer court of the temple ,
where a great fight was still continued , and they cast stones at the Romans ,
partly with their hands , and partly with slings , as being much used to those
exercises .
... got upon those cloisters which encompassed the outer court of the temple ,
where a great fight was still continued , and they cast stones at the Romans ,
partly with their hands , and partly with slings , as being much used to those
exercises .
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He had also four brethren , who were tall nen themselves , and were believed to
be superior to others in the strength of their hands , and thereby were
encouraged to aim at great things , and thought that strength of theirs would
support them in ...
He had also four brethren , who were tall nen themselves , and were believed to
be superior to others in the strength of their hands , and thereby were
encouraged to aim at great things , and thought that strength of theirs would
support them in ...
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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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