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insolent；　and　took　up　arms；　out　of　a　confidence　they　had　in　the
strength　of　their　walls；　and　because　they　saw　me　engaged　in　other
affairs　also。　So　they　sent　to　Cestius　Gallus；　who　was　president
of　Syria；　and　desired　that　he　would　either　come　quickly　to　them；
and　take　their　city　under　his　protection；　or　send　them　a
garrison。　Accordingly；　Gallus　promised　them　to　come；　but　did　not
send　word　when　he　would　come：　and　when　I　had　learned　so　much；　I
took　the　soldiers　that　were　with　me；　and　made　an　assault　upon　the
people　of　Sepphoris；　and　took　the　city　by　force。　The　Galileans
took　this　opportunity；　as　thinking　they　had　now　a　proper　time　for
showing　their　hatred　to　them；　since　they　bore　ill…will　to　that
city　also。　They　then　exerted　themselves；　as　if　they　would　destroy
them　all　utterly；　with　those　that　sojourned　there　also。　So　they
ran　upon　them；　and　set　their　houses　on　fire；　as　finding　them
without　inhabitants；　for　the　men；　out　of　fear；　ran　together　to
the　citadel。　So　the　Galileans　carried　off　every　thing；　and
omitted　no　kind　of　desolation　which　they　could　bring　upon　their
countrymen。　When　I　saw　this；　I　was　exceedingly　troubled　at　it；
and　commanded　them　to　leave　off；　and　put　them　in　mind　that　it　was
not　agreeable　to　piety　to　do　such　things　to　their　countrymen：　but
since　they　neither　would　hearken　to　what　I　exhorted；　nor　to　what
I　commanded　them　to　do；　（for　the　hatred　they　bore　to　the　people
there　was　too　hard　for　my　exhortations　to　them；）　I　bade　those　my
friends；　who　were　most　faithful　to　me；　and　were　about　me；　to　give
on　reports；　as　if　the　Romans　were　falling　upon　the　other　part　of
the　city　with　a　great　army；　and　this　I　did；　that；　by　such　a
report　being　spread　abroad；　I　might　restrain　the　violence　of　the
Galileans；　and　preserve　the　city　of　Sepphoris。　And　at　length　this
stratagem　had　its　effect；　for；　upon　hearing　this　report；　they
were　in　fear　for　themselves；　and　so　they　left　off　plundering　and
ran　away；　and　this　more　especially；　because　they　saw　me；　their
general；　do　the　same　also；　for；　that　I　might　cause　this　report　to
be　believed；　I　pretended　to　be　in　fear　as　well　as　they。　Thus　were
the　inhabitants　of　Sepphoris　unexpectedly　preserved　by　this
contrivance　of　mine。

68。　Nay；　indeed；　Tiberias　had　like　to　have　been　plundered　by　the
Galileans　also　upon　the　following　occasion：　…　The　chief　men　of
the　senate　wrote　to　the　king；　and　desired　that　he　would　come　to
them；　and　take　possession　of　their　city。　The　king　promised　to
come；　and　wrote　a　letter　in　answer　to　theirs；　and　gave　it　to　one
of　his　bed…chamber；　whose　name　was　Crispus；　and　who　was　by　birth
a　Jew；　to　carry　it　to　Tiberias。　When　the　Galileans　knew　that　this
man　carried　such　a　letter；　they　caught　him；　and　brought　him　to
me；　but　as　soon　as　the　whole　multitude　heard　of　it；　they　were
enraged；　and　betook　themselves　to　their　arms。　So　a　great　many　of
them　together　from　all　quarters　the　next　day；　and　came　to　the
city　Asochis；　where　I　then　lodged；　and　made　heavy　clamors；　and
called　the　city　of　Tiberias　a　traitor　to　them；　and　a　friend　to
the　king；　and　desired　leave　of　me　to　go　down　and　utterly　destroy
it；　for　they　bore　the　like　ill…will　to　the　people　of　Tiberias；　as
they　did　to　those　of　Sepphoris。

69。　When　I　heard　this；　I　was　in　doubt　what　to　do；　and　hesitated
by　what　means　I　might　deliver　Tiberias　from　the　rage　of　the
Galileans；　for　I　could　not　deny　that　those　of　Tiborias　had
written　to　the　king；　and　invited　him　to　come　to　them；　for　his
letters　to　them；　in　answer　thereto；　would　fully　prove　the　truth
of　that。　So　I　sat　a　long　time　musing　with　myself；　and　then　said
to　them；　〃I　know　well　enough　that　the　people　of　Tiberias　have
offended；　nor　shall　I　forbid　you　to　plunder　the　city。　However；
such　things　ought　to　be　done　with　discretion；　for　they　of
Tiberias　have　not　been　the　only　betrayers　of　our　liberty；　but
many　of　the　most　eminent　patriots　of　the　Galileans；　as　they
pretended　to　be；　have　done　the　same。　Tarry　therefore　till　I　shall
thoroughly　find　out　those　authors　of　our　danger；　and　then　you
shall　have　them　all　at　once　under　your　power；　with　all　such　as
you　shall　yourselves　bring　in　also。〃　Upon　my　saying　this；　I
pacifie　the　multitude；　and　they　left　off　their　anger；　and　went
their　ways；　and　I　gave　orders　that　he　who　brought　the　king's
letters　should　be　put　into　bonds；　but　in　a　few　days　I　pretended
that　I　was　obliged；　by　a　necessary　affair　of　my　own；　to　out　of
the　kingdom。　I　then　called　Crispus　privately；　and　ordered　him　to
make　the　soldier　that　kept　him　drunk；　and　to　run　away　to　the
king。　So　when　Tiberias　was　in　danger　of　being　utterly　destroyed　a
second　time；　it　escaped　the　danger　by　my　skillful　management；　and
the　care　that　I　had　for　its　preservation。

70。　About　this　time　it　was　that　Justus；　the　son　of　Pistus；
without　my　knowledge；　ran　away　to　the　king；　the　occasion　of　which
I　will　here　relate。　Upon　the　beginning　of　the　war　between　the
Jews　and　Romans；　the　people　of　Tiberias　resolved　to　submit　to　the
king；　and　not　to　revolt　from　the　Romans；　while　Justus　tried　to
persuade　them　to　betake　themselves　to　their　arms；　as　being
himself　desirous　of　innovations；　and　having　hopes　of　obtaining
the　government　of　Galilee；　as　well　as　of　his　own　country
＇Tiberias＇　also。　Yet　did　he　not　obtain　what　he　hoped　for；　because
the　Galileans　bore　ill…will　to　those　of　Tiberias；　and　this　on
account　of　their　anger　at　what　miseries　they　had　suffered　from
them　before　the　war；　thence　it　was　that　they　would　not　endure
that　Justus　should　be　their　governor。　I　myself　also；　who　had　been
intrusted　by　the　community　of　Jerusalem　with　the　government　of
Galilee；　did　frequently　come　to　that　degree　of　rage　at　Justus；
that　I　had　almost　resolved　to　kill　him；　as　not　able　to　bear　his
mischievous　disposition。　He　was　therefore　much　afraid　of　me；　lest
at　length　my　passion　should　come　to　extremity；　so　he　went　to　the
king；　as　supposing　that　he　would　dwell　better　and　more　safely
with　him。

71。　Now；　when　the　people　of　Sepphoris　had；　in　so　surprising　a
manner；　escaped　their　first　danger；　they　sent　to　Cestius　Gallus；
and　desired　him　to　come　to　them　immediately；　and　take　possession
of　their　city；　or　else　to　send　forces　sufficient　to　repress　all
their　enemies'　incursions　upon　them；　and　at　the　last　they　did
prevail　with　Gallus　to　send　them　a　considerable　army；　both　of
horse　and　foot；　which　came　in　the　night　time；　and　which　they
admitted　into　the　city。　But　when　the　country　round　about　it　was
harassed　by　the　Roman　army；　I　took　those　soldiers　that　were　about
me；　and　came　to　Garisme；　where　I　cast　up　a　bank；　a　good　way　off
the　city　Sepphoris；　and　when　I　was　at　twenty　furlongs　distance；　I
came　upon　it　by　night；　and　made　an　assault　upon　its　walls　with　my
forces；　and　when　I　had　ordered　a　considerable　number　of　my
soldiers　to　scale　them　with　ladders；　I　became　master　of　the
greatest　part　of　the　city。　But　soon　after；　our　unacquaintedness
with　the　places　forced　us　to　retire；　after　we　had　killed　twelve
of　the　Roman　footmen；　and　two　horsemen；　and　a　few　of　the　people
of　Sepphoris；　with　the　loss　of　only　a　single　man　of　our　own。　And
when　it　afterwards　came　to　a　battle　in　the　plain　against　the
horsemen；　and　we　had　undergone　the　dangers　of　it　courageously　for
a　long　time；　we　were　beaten；　for　upon　the　Romans　encompassing　me
about；　my　soldiers　were　afraid；　and　fell　back。　There　fell　in　that
battle　one　of　those　that　had　been　intrusted　to　guard　my　body；　his
name　was　Justus；　who　at　this　time　had　the　same　post　with　the
king。　At　the　same　time　also　there　came　forces；　both　horsemen　and
footmen；　from　the　king；　and　Sylla　their　commander；　who　was　the
captain　of　his　guard：　this　Sylla　pitched　his　camp　at　five
furlongs'　distance　from　Julias；　and　set　a　guard　upon　the　roads；
both　that　which　led　to　Cana；　and　that　which　led　to　the　fortress
Gamala；　that　he　might　hinder　their　inhabitants　from　getting
provisions　out　of　Galilee。

72。　As　soon　as　I　had　gotten　intelligence　of　this；　I　sent　two
thousand　armed　men；　and　a　captain　over　them；　whose　name　was
Jeremiah；　who　raised　a　bank　a　furlong　off　Julias；　near　to　the
river　Jordan；　and　did　no　more　than　skirmish　with　the　enemy；　till
I　took　three　thousand　soldiers　myself；　and　came　to　them。　But　on
the　next　day；　when　I　had　laid　an　ambush　in　a　certain　valley；　not
far　from　the　banks；　I　provoked　those　that　belonged　to　the　king　to
come　to　a　battle；　and　gave　orders　to　my　own　soldiers　to　turn
their　backs　upon　them；　until　they　should　have　drawn　the　enemy
away　from　their　camp；　and　brought　them　out　into　the　field；　which
was　done　accordingly；　for　Sylla；　supposing　that　our　party　did
really　run　away；　was　ready　to　pursue　them；　when　our　soldiers　that
lay　in　ambush　took　them　on　their　backs；　and　put　them　all　into
great　disorder。　I　also　immediately　made　a　sudden　turn　with　my　own
forces；　and　met　those　of　the　king's　party；　and　put　them　to
flight。　And　I　had　performed　great　things　that　day；　if　a　certain
fate　had　not　been　my　hinderance；　for　the　horse　on　which　I　rode；
and　upon　whose　back　I　fought；　fell　into　a　quagmire；　and　threw　me
on　the　ground；　and　I　was　bruised　on　my　wrist；　and　carried　into　a
village　named　Cepharnome；　or　Capernaum。　When　my　soldiers　heard　of
this；　they　were　afraid　I　had　been　worse　hurt　than　I　was；　and　so
they　did　not　go　on　with