formed him of John's flight, and besought him to spare them,
and to come in, and bring the rest of those that were for innovations
to punishment. But Titus, not so much regarding the supplications of the
people, sent part of his horsemen to pursue after John, but they could
not overtake him, for he was gotten to Jerusalem before; they also
slew six thousand of the women and children who went out with him, but
returned back, and brought with them almost three thousand. However,
Titus was greatly displeased that he had not been able to bring this
John, who had deluded him, to punishment; yet he had captives enough,
as well as the corrupted part of the city, to satisfy his anger, when it
missed of John. So he entered the city in the midst of acclamations of
joy; and when he had given orders to the soldiers to pull down a small
part of the wall, as of a city taken in war, he repressed those that
had disturbed the city rather by threatenings than by executions; for
he thought that many would accuse innocent persons, out of their own
private animosities and quarrels, if he should attempt to distinguish
those that were worthy of punishment from the rest; and that it was
better to let a guilty person alone in his fears, that to destroy with
him any one that did not deserve it; for that probably such a one might
be taught prudence, by the fear of the punishment he had deserved,
and have a shame upon him for his former offenses, when he had been
forgiven; but that the punishment of such as have been once put to death
could never be retrieved. However, he placed a garrison in the city
for its security, by which means he should restrain those that were
for innovations, and should leave those that were peaceably disposed
in greater security. And thus was all Galilee taken, but this not till
after it had cost the Romans much pains before it could be taken by
them.

CHAPTER 3.

Concerning John Of Gischala. Concerning The Zealots And The
High Priest Ananus; As Also How The Jews Raise Seditions One
Against Another [In Jerusalem].

1. Now upon John's entry into Jerusalem, the whole body of the people
were in an uproar, and ten thousand of them crowded about every one of
the fugitives that were come to them, and inquired of them what miseries
had happened abroad, when their breath was so short, and hot, and quick,
that of itself it declared the great distress they were in; yet did they
talk big under their misfortune