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Now when the next day an assault was made by the Romans, the Jews
at first staid out of the walls and opposed them, and met them, as having
formed themselves a camp before the city walls. But when Vespasian had
set against them the archers and slingers, and the whole multitude that
could throw to a great distance, he permitted them to go to work, while
he himself, with the footmen, got upon an acclivity, whence the city might
easily be taken. Josephus was then in fear for the city, and leaped out,
and all the Jewish multitude with him; these fell together upon the Romans
in great numbers, and drove them away from the wall, and performed a great
many glorious and bold actions. Yet did they suffer as much as they made
the enemy suffer; for as despair of deliverance encouraged the Jews, so
did a sense of shame equally encourage the Romans. These last had skill
as well as strength; the other had only courage, which armed them, and
made them fight furiously. And when the fight had lasted all day, it was
put an end to by the coming on of the night. They had wounded a great many
of the Romans, and killed of them thirteen men; of the Jews' side seventeen
were slain, and six hundred wounded.
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