c. AD 77

J. BJ 5.270

The Wars of the Jews 5.270

Author
Flavius Josephus
Translator
William Whiston

The Wars of the Jews

5.270

Flavius Josephus

translated by William Whiston

270Now, the stones that were cast were of the weight of a talent, and were carried two furlongs and further. The blow they gave was no way to be sustained, not only by those that stood first in the way, but by those that were beyond them for a great space.