The Life of Flavius Josephus, 394

Flavius Josephus  translated by William Whiston

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Sepphoris Solicits the Aid of Cestius Gallus

39471. 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.

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