The Wars Of The Jews by Flavius Josephus

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Preface

Book I. From Taking Of Jerusalem By Antiochus Epiphanes To Death Of Herod The Great.

Chapter 1:    How Jerusalem was taken,    Temple Pillaged.    The Maccabees, Matthias,    Judas and death of Judas.

Chapter 2:    Successors of Judas:    Jonathan, Simon, John.

Chapter 3:    How Aristobulus was First    to put Diadem on his Head,    Later puts Mother/Brother    to Death, Died Himself.

Chapter 4:    Actions done by Alexander    Janneus, who Reigned    Twenty-Seven Years.

Chapter 5:    Alexandra Reigns Nine Years,    Pharisees were real Rulers.

Chapter 6:    Hyrcanus, Alexander's Heir,    Receded from Claim to Crown,    Aristobulus made King; Hyrcanus,    brought by Abetas.

Chapter 7:    Pompey had Jerusalem delivered up,    took Temple by Force,    Goes into Holy of Holies,    His exploits in Judea.

Chapter 8:    Alexander runs from Pompey,    Expedition against Hyrcanus;    Aristobulus escapes Rome, gets    Army, beaten, brought to Rome.

Chapter 9:    Aristobulus taken by Pompey's    Friends. Antipater cultivates Friendship    with Caesar, assists    Mithridates in War.

Chapter 10:    Caesar makes Antipater Procurator    of Judea; Antipater appoints    Phasaelus Govenor of Jerusalem,    Herod Governor of Galilee.    Sextus Caesar Killed.

Chapter 11:    Herod Made Procurator Of Syria;    Malichus Is Afraid Of Him,    Takes Antipater Off By Poison;    Soldiers Prevailed To Kill Him.

Chapter 12:    Phasaelus Too Hard For Felix;    Herod Overcomes Antigonus In Battle;    Jews Accuse Herod And Phasaelus    But Antonius Acquits Them.

Chapter 13:    Parthians Bring Antigonus to Judea,    Cast Hyrcanus And Phasaelus Into Prison.    Flight Of Herod, And    The Taking Of Jerusalem

Chapter 14:    Herod Rejected In Arabia,    Makes Haste To Rome    Where Antony And Caesar Join    Interest To Make Him King .

Chapter 15:    Antigonus Besieges Masada,    Whom Herod Frees From Confinement    And Marches To Jerusalem .

Chapter 16:    Herod Takes Sepphoris,    Subdues Robbers In Caves;    Avenges Himself Upon Macheras,    Goes To Antony As He Besieging Samosata.

Chapter 17:    Death Of Joseph [Herod’s Brother].    Herod Cuts Off Head Of Pappus,    Who Murdered His Brother.    Besieges Jerusalem, Marries Mariamne.

Chapter 18:    Herod And Sosius Took Jerusalem    By Force; Death of Antigonus.    Cleopatra's Avaricious Temper.

Chapter 19:    Antony, Persuaded Of Cleopatra,    Sent Herod To Fight Arabians    And He Got Victory.    A Great Earthquake.

Chapter 20:    Herod Confirmed In His Kingdom    By Caesar, Cultivates Friendship With    Emperor; Caesar Returns Kindness    By Bestowing Kingdom.

Chapter 21:    Temple / Cities Built By    Herod; Other Edifices    Erected By Him.

Chapter 22:    Murder Of Aristobulus,    Hyrcanus, The High Priests,    Mariamne The Queen.

Chapter 23:    Calumnies Against Sons Of    Mariamne, They Are Accused    Before Caesar, Herod    Reconciled To Them.

Chapter 24:    Malice Of Antipater And    Doris; Herod Pardons    Pheroras. Herod's Eunuchs Tortured;    Alexander Is Bound.

Chapter 25:    Archelaus Procures Reconciliation    Between Alexander Pheroras,    And Herod.

Chapter 26:    Eurycles Calumniated Sons    Of Mariamne; Euaratus'    Apology For Them Had    No Effect.

Chapter 27:    Herod By Caesars Direction    Accuses His Sons At    Eurytus, They Sent To    Sebaste And Strangled.

Chapter 28:    Antipater Is Hated Of    All Men;    Herod's Marriages - Children.

Chapter 29:    Antipater Becomes Intolerable,    Sent To Rome And Carries    Herod's Testament; Pheroras    Leaves Brother, Dies.

Chapter 30:    Herod Inquirs on Pheroras’s    Death; Herod Casts    Doris / Mariamne Out    Of Palace.

Chapter 31:    Antipater Is Convicted By    Bathyllus, Herod Brings    Him To His Trial.

Chapter 32:    Antipater Accused Before    Varus, Convicted Of Plot.    Herod Puts Off His    Punishment Till His Recover.

Chapter 33:    Golden Eagle Cut To    Pieces. Herod's Barbarity When    He Was Ready To Die,    Commands Antipater To Be Slain.

Book 2. From Taking Of Jerusalem By Antiochus Epiphanes To Death Of Herod The Great.

Chapter 1:    Archelaus Makes Funeral Feast    On Account Of Herod.    After Which Great Tumult Is Raised,    Soldiers Destroy Three Thousand.

Chapter 2:    Archelaus Goes To Rome, .    Accused Before Caesar By    Antipater, Nicolaus Makes    Defense For Him

Chapter 3:    Jews Fight Great Battle    With Sabinus's Soldiers,    Great Destruction Is    Made At Jerusalem.

Chapter 4:    Herod’s Veteran Soldiers Become    Tumultuous. Robberies Of Judas.    Simon / Athronoeus Take    Name Of King.

Chapter 5:    Varus Composes Tumults    In Judea, Crucifies    Two Thousand Of    The Seditious.

Chapter 6:    Jews Greatly Complain Of    Archelaus, Desire Subjection To    Roman Governors. Caesar    Distributes Herod's Dominions Among Sons.

Chapter 7:    History Of Spurious    Alexander. Archelaus Is    Banished, Glaphyra Dies,.

Chapter 8:    Archelaus’s Ethnarchy Reduced to    A Roman Province.    Sedition Of Judas Of    Galilee. Three Sects.

Chapter 9:    Death Of Salome. Cities    Which Herod / Philip Built.    Pilate Occasions Disturbances.    Tiberius Puts Agrippa In Bonds.

Chapter 10:    Caius Commands His Statue    Set Up In Temple    Itself; What Petronius    Did Thereupon.

Chapter 11:    Claudius' Government, Agrippa's    Reign. Deaths Of Agrippa,    Herod And Children    Left Behind.

Chapter 12:    Tumults Under Cumanus. Felix    Procurator Of Judea.    Agrippa Advanced From Chalcis    To Greater Kingdom.

Chapter 13:    Nero Adds Four Cities To    Agrippas' Kingdom, Parts Of    Judea Under Felix. Disturbances    By Sicarii, Magicians, Egyptian.

Chapter 14:    Albinus Succeeds Festus    Who Succeeded Felix.    Albinus' Barbarity Forces    Jews Into War.

Chapter 15:    Bernice's Petition To Florus To    Spare Jews; Seditious    Flame Rekindled By Florus.

Chapter 16:    Cestius Sends Tribune Neopolitanus    To See Condition Of Jewish    Affairs. Agrippa's Speech To Jews    To Divert War With Romans.

Chapter 17:    How War Of Jews    With Romans Began.    Concerning Manahem.

Chapter 18:    Calamities, Slaughters    That Came Upon Jews.

Chapter 19:    What Cestius Did To    Jews, His Retreation From    Jerusalem, Severe Calamities    He Underwent From Jews.

Chapter 20:    Cestius Sends Ambassadors To    Nero. People Of Damascus Slay    Jews. People Return To Jerusalem, Get    Defense Ready, Josephus A General.

Chapter 21:    John Of Gichala.    Josephus Uses Stratagems Against    Plots John Laid Against Him,    Recovers Certain Cities that Revolted.

Chapter 22:    Jews Make Ready For War;    Simon, Son Of Gioras,    Falls To Plundering.

Book 3. Vespasian's Coming To Subdue Jews To Taking Gamala.

Chapter 1:    Vespasian Sent To    Syria By Nero To    Make War With Jews.

Chapter 2:    Great Slaughter About    Ascalon. Vespasian Comes    To Ptolemais.

Chapter 3:    Description Of Galilee,    Samaria, And Judea.

Chapter 4:    Josephus' Attempt Upon    Sepphoris, Is Repelled.    Titus Comes With Great    Army To Ptolemais.

Chapter 5:    Description Of Roman Armies, Camps,    And Other Particulars    Which Romans Are Commended.

Chapter 6:    Placidus Attempts To Take    Jotapata, Is Beaten Off.    Vespasian Marches Into    Galilee.

Chapter 7:    Vespasian, After Taking Gadaea,    Marches To Jotapata.    City Betrayed By Deserter,    Taken By Vespasian.

Chapter 8:    Josephus Discovered By Woman,    Willing To Go To Romans;    Josephus' discouse with His Men,    How Vespasian Used Him.

Chapter 9:    How Joppa Was Taken,    And Tiberias Delivered Up.

Chapter 10:    How Taricheae Was Taken.    Description Of River Jordan    And Country Of Gennesareth.

Book 4. From Siege Of Gamala To Coming Of Titus To Besiege Jerusalem.

Chapter 1:    Siege And    Taking Of Gamala.

Chapter 2:    Surrender Of Gischala;    John Flies From It    To Jerusalem.

Chapter 3:    John Of Gischala, Zealots,    High Priest Ananus; How    Jews Raised Seditions One    Against Another [In Jerusalem].

Chapter 4:    Idumeans Sent For By Zealots,    Came To Jerusalem, Excluded    Out Of City. High Priest    Makes Speech, Simon Replies.

Chapter 5:    Cruelty Of Idumeans When    They Got Into Temple During Storm;    Slaughter Of Ananus, Jesus,    Zacharias; How Idumeans Retired Home.

Chapter 6:    How Zealots When Freed From Idumeans,    Slew Citizens; How Vespasian    Dissuaded Romans To    March Against Jews.

Chapter 7:    John Tyrannized Over Rest;    Mischiefs Zealots Did At Masada.    How Vespasian Took Gadara;    Actions Performed By Placidus.

Chapter 8:    Vespasian Hears About Gall Commotions,    Finishes Jewish War.    Description Of Jericho,    Great Plain, Lake Asphaltitis.

Chapter 9:    Vespasian Takes Gadara, Prepares    For Siege Of Jerusalem;    Hears About Nero's Death, Changes    Intentions. Simon Of Geras.

Chapter 10:    Soldiers In Judea And Egypt,    Proclaim Vespasian Emperor;    How Vespasian Released    Josephus From Bonds.

Chapter 11:    Upon Conquest And Slaughter Of    Vitellius, Vespasian Hastens    To Rome; Titus    Returns To Jerusalem.

Book 5. The Coming Of Titus To Besiege Jerusalem, To Great Extremity Jews Reduced To.

Chapter 1:    Seditions At Jerusalem,    Miseries Afflicted By Them.

Chapter 2:    How Titus Marched To    Jerusalem, Was In Danger    As He Viewed City.

Chapter 3:    Sedition Again Revived In    Jerusalem. Jews Contrive Snares    For Romans. Titus    Threatens Soldiers For Rashness.

Chapter 4:    Description Of Jerusalem.

Chapter 5:    Description Of Temple.

Chapter 6:    Tyrants Simon And John.    Nicanor Wounded By Dart    As Titus Went Around Wall.

Chapter 7:    Tower Erected By Romans Falls;    Romans After Slaughter Get    First Wall. Titus Makes Assault    On Second Wall. Longinus - Castor.

Chapter 8:    Romans Took Second Wall    Twice, Get Ready For    Third Wall.

Chapter 9:    Jews Not Mollified By Titus    Leaving Siege, He Sieges Again.    Josephus Sent To Discourse    With Countrymen About Peace.

Chapter 10:    Many People Endeavor To Desert    To Romans, Those That    Stayed Behind Suffer Famine.

Chapter 11:    Jews Crucified Before Walls    Of City. Antiochus    Epiphanes. Jews Overthrow    Banks Raised By Romans,

Chapter 12:    Titus Encompasses City With    Wall. Famine Consumes    People And Families.

Chapter 13:    Great Slaughters And    Sacrilege In Jerusalem.

Book 6. From Great Extremity Of Jews To Taking Of Jerusalem By Titus.

Chapter 1:    Miseries Grew Worse;    Romans Make Assault    upon Tower of Antonia.

Chapter 2:    Titus Gives Orders to    Demolish Tower of Antonia,    Persuades Josephus to    Exhort Jews To Surrender.

Chapter 3:    Stratagem Devised by Jews,    They Burn Many Romans;    Another Description of Terrible    Famine in City.

Chapter 4:    Banks Completed, Battering Rams    Brought, and Did Nothing,    Titus Orders Temple Gates set Ablaze;    Holy House Itself Burnt Down.

Chapter 5:    Great Distress of Jews    upon Conflagration of Holy House.    False Prophet, Signs that    Preceded Destruction.

Chapter 6:    Romans Carry Ensigns to    Temple, Joyful Acclamations to Titus.    Titus' Speech to Jews Asking Mercy,    Their Reply, Titus’s Indignation.

Chapter 7:    What Befell Seditious After    Their Mischief. How Caesar    Became Master of    Upper City.

Chapter 8:    Caesar Raises Banks Round    Upper City [Mount Zion],    Machines Brought in.    Caesar Possesses Whole City.

Chapter 9:    Injunctions Caesar Gave when    in City; Number of Captives    Those that Perish.    Escape to Subterranean Caverns

Chapter 10:    City of Jerusalem Previously    Taken Five Times, This Is    Second Time of Desolation.    Brief Account of Its History.

Book 7. From Taking of Jerusalem by Titus to Sedition at Cyrene.

Chapter 1:    City of Jerusalem Demolished But    Three Towers. Titus Commends    Soldiers, Distributes Rewards,    Dismisses Many.

Chapter 2:    Titus Exhibites Shows at    Cesarea Philippi. Simon    the Tyrant Taken,    Reserved for Triumph.

Chapter 3:    Titus, on Celebration of    Brother’s-Father’s Birthday, Had    Jews Slain. Danger Jews    In at Antioch due to Antiochus.

Chapter 4:    Vespasian Received at Rome.    Germans Revolt from Romans,    but Subdued. Sarmatians Overran    Mysia, but Go Back Home.

Chapter 5:    Sabbatic River Titus Saw    on Journey Through Syria. Antioch    Petition's Titus Against Jews, but    Rejected. Titus’s - Vespasian’s Triumph

Chapter 6:    Macherus, and How    Lucilius Bassus Took    that Citadel.

Chapter 7:    Calamity that Befell Antiochus,    King of Commagene. Mischiefs    Alans Did to Medes .    and Armenians

Chapter 8:    Masada and Sicarii Who Kept It.    Silva Betook Himself to Siege    Citadel. Eleazar’s Speeches    to Besieged.

Chapter 9:    How People in Fortress Prevailed on    by Eleazar, Two Women and    Five Children Only Excepted,    Others Kill Each Other.

Chapter 10:    Sicarii Flee to Alexandria,    Dangers They Were in. Temple    Built by Onias, the High    Priest, Destroyed

Chapter 11:    Jonathan, One of Sicarii,    Stirs up Sedition in    Cyrene, and Was False    Accuser of Innocent.

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