c. AD 77

J. BJ 2.227

The Wars of the Jews 2.227

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

2.227

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

227and the violence with which they crowded to get out was so great, that they trod upon each other, and squeezed one another, till ten thousand of them were killed, insomuch that this feast became the cause of mourning to the whole nation, and every family lamented [their own relations].