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NOW at the same time that Titus Caesar lay at the siege of Jerusalem,
did Vespasian go on board a merchantship and sailed from Alexandria to
Rhodes; whence he sailed away ,in ships with three rows of oars; and as
he touched at several cities that lay in his road, he was joyfully received
by them all, and so passed over from Ionia into Greece; whence he set sail
from Corcyra to the promontory of Iapyx, whence he took his journey by
land. But as for Titus, he marched from that Cesarea which lay by the sea-side,
and came to that which is named Cesarea Philippi, and staid there a considerable
time, and exhibited all sorts of shows there. And here a great number of
the captives were destroyed, some being thrown to wild beasts, and others
in multitudes forced to kill one another, as if they were their enemies.
And here it was that Titus was informed of the seizure of Simon the son
of Gioras, which was made after the manner following:
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