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But now, when the people of Tiberias perceived that there were no
forces come from the king, and yet saw the whole lake full of ships, they
were in fear what would become of their city, and were greatly terrified,
as supposing that the ships were full of men on board; so they then changed
their minds, and threw down their weapons, and met me with their wives
and children, and made acclamations to me with great commendations; for
they imagined that I did not know their former inclinations [to have been
against me]; so they persuaded me to spare the city. But when I was come
near enough, I gave order to the masters of the ships to cast anchor a
good way off the land, that the people of Tiberias might not perceive that
the ships had no men on board; but I went nearer to the people in one of
the ships, and rebuked them for their folly, ,and that they were so fickle
as, without any just occasion in the world, to revolt from their fidelity
to me. However, assured them that I would entirely forgive them for the
time to come, if they would send ten of the ringleaders of the multitude
to me; and when they complied readily with this proposal, and sent me the
men forementioned, I put them on board a ship, and sent them away to Tarichese;
and ordered them to be kept in prison.
Flavius Josephus. The Works of Flavius Josephus. Translated by. William Whiston, A.M. Auburn and Buffalo. John E. Beardsley. 1895.
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