The Works of Josephus: With a Life Written by Himself, Volume 4Oakley, Mason, 1869 |
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... called the Peraite , Silas of Babylon , and , besides them , John the Essene . Now Ascalon was strongly walled about , but had almost no assistance to be relied on [ near them , ] for the garrison consisted of one cohort of footmen ...
... called the Peraite , Silas of Babylon , and , besides them , John the Essene . Now Ascalon was strongly walled about , but had almost no assistance to be relied on [ near them , ] for the garrison consisted of one cohort of footmen ...
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... called the Upper Galilee and the Lower . They are bounded , towards the sun - setting , with the borders of the territory belonging to Ptolemais , and by Carmel ; which mountain had formerly belonged to the Gali- leans , but now ...
... called the Upper Galilee and the Lower . They are bounded , towards the sun - setting , with the borders of the territory belonging to Ptolemais , and by Carmel ; which mountain had formerly belonged to the Gali- leans , but now ...
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... called that city the navel of the country . Nor , indeed , is Judea destitute of such delights as come from the sea , since its maritime places extend as far as Ptolemais : it was parted into eleven portions , of which the royal city ...
... called that city the navel of the country . Nor , indeed , is Judea destitute of such delights as come from the sea , since its maritime places extend as far as Ptolemais : it was parted into eleven portions , of which the royal city ...
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... called Garis , not far from Sepphoris , when they heard that the war was come near them , and that the Romans would suddenly fight them hand to hand , dispersed themselves , and fled not only before they came to a battle , but before ...
... called Garis , not far from Sepphoris , when they heard that the war was come near them , and that the Romans would suddenly fight them hand to hand , dispersed themselves , and fled not only before they came to a battle , but before ...
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... called the commanders that were under him to a council of war , and consulted with them which way the assault might be managed to the best advantage . And when the resolution was there taken to raise a bank against that part of the wall ...
... called the commanders that were under him to a council of war , and consulted with them which way the assault might be managed to the best advantage . And when the resolution was there taken to raise a bank against that part of the wall ...
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