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n　and　children　that　were　dying　by　famine；　and　the　lanes　of　the　city　were　full　of　the　dead　bodies　of　the　aged；　the　children　also　and　the　young　men　wandered　about　the　market…places　like　shadows；　all　swelled　with　the　famine；　and　fell　down　dead；　wheresoever　their　misery　seized　them。　As　for　burying　them；　those　that　were　sick　themselves　were　not　able　to　do　it；　and　those　that　were　hearty　and　well　were　deterred　from　doing　it　by　the　great　multitude　of　those　dead　bodies；　and　by　the　uncertainty　there　was　how　soon　they　　should　die　themselves；　for　many　died　as　they　were　burying　others；　and　many　went　to　their　coffins　before　that　fatal　hour　was　come。　Nor　was　there　any　lamentations　made　under　these　calamities；　nor　were　heard　any　mournful　complaints；　but　the　famine　confounded　all　natural　passions；　for　those　who　were　just　going　to　die　looked　upon　those　that　were　gone　to　rest　before　them　with　dry　eyes　and　open　mouths。　A　deep　silence　also；　and　a　kind　of　deadly　night；　had　seized　upon　the　city；　while　yet　the　robbers　were　still　more　terrible　than　these　miseries　were　themselves；　for　they　brake　open　those　houses　which　were　no　other　than　graves　of　dead　bodies；　and　plundered　them　of　what　they　had；　and　carrying　off　the　coverings　of　their　bodies；　went　out　laughing；　and　tried　the　points　of　their　swords　in　their　dead　bodies；　and；　in　order　to　prove　what　metal　they　were　made　of　they　thrust　some　of　those　through　that　still　lay　alive　upon　the　ground；　but　for　those　that　entreated　them　to　lend　them　their　right　hand　and　their　sword　to　despatch　them；　they　were　too　　proud　to　grant　their　requests；　and　left　them　to　be　consumed　by　the　famine。　Now　every　one　of　these　died　with　their　eyes　fixed　upon　the　temple；　and　left　the　seditious　alive　behind　them。　Now　the　seditious　at　first　gave　orders　that　the　dead　should　be　buried　out　of　the　public　treasury；　as　not　enduring　the　stench　of　their　dead　bodies。　But　afterwards；　when　they　could　not　do　that；　they　had　them　cast　down　from　the　walls　into　the　valleys　beneath。　　　　4。　However；　when　Titus；　in　going　his　rounds　along　those　valleys；　saw　them　full　of　dead　bodies；　and　the　thick　putrefaction　running　about　them；　he　gave　a　groan；　and；　spreading　out　his　hands　to　heaven；　called　God　to　witness　that　this　was　not　his　doing；　and　such　was　the　sad　case　of　the　city　itself。　But　the　Romans　were　very　joyful；　since　none　of　the　seditious　could　now　make　sallies　out　of　the　city；　because　they　were　themselves　disconsolate；　and　the　famine　already　touched　them　also。　These　Romans　besides　had　great　plenty　of　corn　and　other　necessaries　out　of　Syria；　and　out　of　the　neighboring　provinces；　many　of　whom　would　stand　near　to　the　wall　of　the　city；　and　show　the　people　what　great　quantities　of　provisions　they　had；　and　so　make　the　enemy　more　sensible　of　their　famine；　by　the　great　plenty；　even　to　satiety；　which　they　had　themselves。　However；　when　the　seditious　still　showed　no　inclinations　of　yielding；　Titus；　out　of　his　commiseration　of　the　people　that　remained；　and　out　of　his　earnest　desire　of　rescuing　what　was　still　left　out　of　these　miseries；　began　to　raise　his　banks　again；　although　materials　for　them　were　hard　to　he　come　at；　for　all　the　trees　that　were　about　the　city　had　been　already　cut　down　for　the　making　of　the　former　banks。　Yet　did　the　soldiers　bring　with　them　other　materials　from　the　distance　of　ninety　furlongs；　and　thereby　raised　banks　in　four　parts；　much　greater　than　the　former；　though　this　was　done　only　at　the　tower　of　Antonia。　So　Caesar　went　his　rounds　through　the　legions；　and　hastened　on　the　works；　and　showed　the　robbers　that　　they　were　now　in　his　hands。　But　these　men；　and　these　only；　were　incapable　of　repenting　of　the　wickednesses　they　had　been　guilty　of；　and　separating　their　souls　from　their　bodies；　they　used　them　both　as　if　they　belonged　to　other　folks；　and　not　to　themselves。　For　no　gentle　affection　could　touch　their　souls；　nor　could　any　pain　affect　their　bodies；　since　they　could　still　tear　the　dead　bodies　of　the　people　as　dogs　do；　and　fill　the　prisons　with　those　that　were　sick。　

CHAPTER　13。　　　　　　　　　　The　Great　Slaughters　And　Sacrilege　That　Were　In　Jerusalem。　　　　1。　Accordingly　Simon　would　not　suffer　Matthias；　by　whose　means　he　got　possession　of　the　city；　to　go　off　without　torment。　This　Matthias　was　the　son　of　Boethus；　and　was　one　of　the　high　priests；　one　that　had　been　very　faithful　to　the　people；　and　in　great　esteem　with　them；　he；　when　the　multitude　were　distressed　by　the　zealots；　among　whom　John　was　numbered；　persuaded　the　people　to　admit　this　Simon　to　come　in　to　assist　them；　while　he　had　made　no　terms　with　him；　nor　expected　any　thing　that　was　evil　from　him。　But　when　Simon　was　come　in；　and　had　gotten　the　city　under　his　power；　he　esteemed　him　that　had　advised　them　to　admit　him　as　his　enemy　equally　with　the　rest；　as　looking　upon　that　advice　as　a　piece　of　his　simplicity　only；　so　he　had　him　then　brought　before　him；　and　condemned　to　die　for　being　on　the　side　of　the　Romans；　without　giving　him　leave　to　make　his　defense。　He　condemned　also　his　three　sons　to　die　with　him；　for　as　to　the　fourth；　he　prevented　him　by　running　away　to　Titus　before。　And　when　he　begged　for　this；　that　he　might　be　slain　before　his　sons；　and　that　as　a　favor；　on　account　that　he　had　procured　the　gates　of　the　city　to　be　opened　to　him；　he　gave　order　that　he　should　be　slain　the　last　of　them　all；　so　he　was　not　slain　till　he　had　seen　his　sons　slain　before　his　eyes；　and　that　by　being　produced　over　against　the　Romans；　for　such　a　charge　had　Simon　given　to　Artanus；　the　son　of　Bamadus；　who　was　the　most　barbarous　of　all　his　guards。　He　also　jested　upon　him；　and　told　him　that　he　might　now　see　whether　those　to　whom　he　intended　to　go　over　would　send　him　any　succors　or　not；　but　still　he　forbade　their　dead　bodies　should　be　buried。　After　the　　slaughter　of　these；　a　certain　priest；　Ananias；　the　son　of　Masambalus；　a　person　of　eminency；　as　also　Aristens；　the　scribe　of　the　sanhedrim；　and　born　at　Emmaus；　and　with　them　fifteen　men　of　figure　among　the　people；　were　slain。　They　also　kept　Josephus's　father　in　prison；　and　made　public　proclamation；　that　no　citizen　whosoever　should　either　speak　to　him　himself；　or　go　into　his　company　among　others；　for　fear　he　should　betray　them。　They　also　slew　such　as　joined　in　lamenting　these　men；　without　any　further　　examination。　　　　2。　Now　when　Judas；　the　son　of　Judas；　who　was　one　of　Simon's　under　officers；　and　a　person　intrusted　by　him　to　keep　one　of　the　towers；　saw　this　procedure　of　Simon；　he　called　together　ten　of　those　under　him；　that　were　most　faithful　to　him；　（perhaps　this　was　done　partly　out　of　pity　to　those　that　had　so　barbarously　been　put　to　death；　but　principally　in　order　to　provide　for　his　own　safety；）　and　spoke　thus　to　them：　〃How　long　shall　we　bear　these　miseries？　or　what　hopes　have　we　of　deliverance　by　thus　continuing　　faithful　to　such　wicked　wretches？　Is　not　the　famine　already　come　against　us？　Are　not　the　Romans　in　a　manner　gotten　within　the　city？　Is　not　Simon　become　unfaithful　to　his　benefactors？　and　is　there　not　reason　to　fear　he　will　very　soon　bring　us　to　the　like　punishment；　while　the　security　the　Romans　offer　us　is　sure？　Come　on；　let　us　surrender　up　this　wall；　and　save　ourselves　and　the　city。　Nor　will　Simon　be　very　much　hurt；　if；　now　he　despairs　of　deliverance；　he　be　brought　to　justice　a　little　sooner　than　he　thinks　on。〃　Now　these　ten　were　prevailed　upon　by　those　arguments；　so　he　sent　the　rest　of　those　that　were　under　him；　some　one　way；　and　some　another；　that　no　discovery　might　be　made　of　what　they　had　resolved　upon。　Accordingly；　he　called　to　the　Romans　from　the　tower　about　the　third　hour；　but　they；　some　of　them　out　of　pride；　despised　what　he　said；　and　　others　of　them　did　not　believe　him　to　be　in　earnest；　though　the　greatest　number　delayed　the　matter；　as　believing　they　should　get　possession　of　the　city　in　a　little　time；　without　any　hazard。　But　when　Titus　was　just　coming　thither　with　his　armed　men；　Simon　was　acquainted　with　the　matter　before　he　came；　and　presently　took　the　tower　into　his　own　custody；　before　it　was　surrendered；　and　seized　upon　these　men；　and　put　them　to　death　in　the　sight　of　the　Romans　themselves；　and　when　he　had　mangled　their　dead　bodies；　he　threw　them　down　before　the　wall　of　the　city。　　　　3。　In　the　mean　time；　Josephus；　as　he　was　going　round　the　city；　had　his　head　wounded　by　a　stone　that　was　thrown　at　him；　upon　which　he　fell　down　as　giddy。　Upon　which　fall　of　his　the　Jews　made　a　sally；　and　he　had　been　hurried　away　into　the　city；　if　Caesar　had　not　sent　men　to　protect　him　immediately；　and　as　these　men　were　fighting；　Josephus　was　taken　up；　though　he　heard　little　of　what　was　done。　So　the　seditious　supposed　they　had　now　slain　that　man　whom　they　were　the　most　desirous　of　killing；　and　made　thereupon　a　great　noise；　in　way　of　rejoicing。　This　accident　was　told　in　the　city；　and　the　multitude　that　remained　became　very　disconsolate　at　the　news；　as　being　persuaded　that　he　was　really　dead；　on　whose　account　alone　they　could　venture　to　desert　to　the　Romans。　But　when　Josephus's　mother　heard　in　prison　that　her　son　was　dead；　she　said　to　those　that　watched　about　her；　That　she　had　always　been　of　opinion；　since　the　siege　of　Jotapata；　＇that　he　would　be　slain；＇　and　she　should　never　enjoy　him　alive　any　more。　She　also　made　great　lamentation　privately　to　the　maid…servants　that　were　about　her；　and　said；　That　this　was　all　the　advantage　she　had　of　bringing　so　extraordinary　a　person　as　this　son　into　the　world；　that　she　should　not　be　able　even　to　bury　that　son　of　hers；　by　whom　she　expected　to　have　been　buried　herself。　However；　this　false　report　did　not　put　his　mother　to　pain；　nor　afford　merriment　to　the　robbers；　long；　for　Josephus　soon　recovered　of　his　wound；　and　came　out；　and　cried　out　aloud；　That　it　would　not　be　long　ere　they　should　be　punished　for　this　wound　they　had　given　him。　He　also　made　a　fresh　exhortation　to　the　people　to　come　out　upon　the　security　that　would　be　given　them。　This　sight　of　　Josephus　encouraged　the　people　greatly；　and　brought　a　great　consternation　upon　the　seditious。　　　　4。　Hereupon　some　of　the　deserters；　having　no　other　way；　leaped　down　from　the　wall　immediately；　while　others　of　them　went　out　of　the　city　with　stones；　as　if　they　would　fight　them；　but　thereupon　they　fled　away　to　the　Romans。　But　here　a　worse　fate　accompanied　these　than　what　they　had　found　within　the　city；　and　they　met　wi