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Dear maintainers,
this Josephus (Josephus ., Jr.) could be the one mentioned in Flavius Josephus' Jewish War in Book 2, Chapter 5:
CHAPTER 5.
Varus Composes The Tumults In Judea And Crucifies About Two
Thousand Of The Seditious.
2. Thence he marched on to Jerusalem, and as soon as he was but
seen by the Jews, he made their camps disperse themselves; they
also went away, and fled up and down the country. But the
citizens received him, and cleared themselves of having any hand
in this revolt, and said that they had raised no commotions, but
had only been forced to admit the multitude, because of the
festival, and that they were rather besieged together with the
Romans, than assisted those that had revolted. There had before
this met him __Joseph, the first cousin of Archelaus__, and Gratus,
together with Rufus, who led those of Sebaste, as well as the
king's army: there also met him those of the Roman legion, armed
after their accustomed manner; for as to Sabinus, he durst not
come into Varus's sight, but was gone out of the city before
this, to the sea-side. But Varus sent a part of his army into the
country, against those that had been the authors of this
commotion, and as they caught great numbers of them, those that
appeared to have been the least concerned in these tumults he put
into custody, but such as were the most guilty he crucified;
these were in number about two thousand.
(In the edition by William Whiston, downloaded from https://www.josephus.org/works.htm)
Kind regards,
Matthias Wallnöfer
