c. AD 77

J. BJ 2.286

The Wars of the Jews 2.286

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

2.286

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

286but as the owner overlooked their offers, so did he raise other buildings upon the place, in way of affront to them, and made workingshops of them, and left them but a narrow passage, and such as was very troublesome for them to go along to their synagogue. Whereupon the warmer part of the Jewish youth went hastily to the workmen, and forbade them to build there;