The Works of Josephus: With a Life Written by Himself, Volume 4Oakley, Mason, 1869 |
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... mind to know it . I return now from this digression . CHAPTER VI . PLACIDUS ATTEMPTS TO TAKE JOTAPATA , AND IS BEATEN OFF . VESPASIAN MARCHES INTO GALILEE . § 1. AND now Vespasian with his son Titus , had tarried some time at Ptolemais ...
... mind to know it . I return now from this digression . CHAPTER VI . PLACIDUS ATTEMPTS TO TAKE JOTAPATA , AND IS BEATEN OFF . VESPASIAN MARCHES INTO GALILEE . § 1. AND now Vespasian with his son Titus , had tarried some time at Ptolemais ...
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... mind to fall upon Galilee , he marched out of Ptolemais , having put his army into that order wherein the Romans used to march . He ordered those 1 I cannot but here observe an eastern way of speaking , frequent among them , but not ...
... mind to fall upon Galilee , he marched out of Ptolemais , having put his army into that order wherein the Romans used to march . He ordered those 1 I cannot but here observe an eastern way of speaking , frequent among them , but not ...
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... minds before it came to a battle , and at the same time he got things ready for besieging their strong- holds . And , indeed , this sight of the general brought many to repent of the revolt , and put them all into a consternation : for ...
... minds before it came to a battle , and at the same time he got things ready for besieging their strong- holds . And , indeed , this sight of the general brought many to repent of the revolt , and put them all into a consternation : for ...
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... mind any of them while he went up to the top of the wall , where he stood in the sight of them all , as an instance of the greatest bold- ness ; after which he threw himself on a heap with his wounds upon him , and fell down together ...
... mind any of them while he went up to the top of the wall , where he stood in the sight of them all , as an instance of the greatest bold- ness ; after which he threw himself on a heap with his wounds upon him , and fell down together ...
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... minds they showed , could not but threaten somewhat of war ; nor were they rendered wiser by the miseries that had come upon their neighboring cities . They also , notwithstanding the great success the Ro- mans had , marched on in an ...
... minds they showed , could not but threaten somewhat of war ; nor were they rendered wiser by the miseries that had come upon their neighboring cities . They also , notwithstanding the great success the Ro- mans had , marched on in an ...
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