hem pressed them forward; besides which,
the shame they were under for being mistaken, and the fear they were
in of their commanders, engaged them to persevere in their mistake;
wherefore they fought with their spears a great while, and received many
blows from the Jews, though indeed they gave them as many blows again,
and at last repelled those that had encompassed them about, while the
Jews pursued them as they retired, and followed them, and threw darts at
them as far as the monuments of queen Helena.

4. After this these Jews, without keeping any decorum, grew insolent
upon their good fortune, and jested upon the Romans for being deluded by
the trick they had put upon them, and making a noise with beating their
shields, leaped for gladness, and made joyful exclamations; while these
soldiers were received with threatenings by their officers, and with
indignation by Caesar himself, [who spake to them thus]: These Jews,
who are only conducted by their madness, do every thing with care and
circumspection; they contrive stratagems, and lay ambushes, and fortune
gives success to their stratagems, because they are obedient, and
preserve their goodwill and fidelity to one another; while the Romans,
to whom fortune uses to be ever subservient, by reason of their good
order, and ready submission to their commanders, have now had ill
success by their contrary behavior, and by not being able to restrain
their hands from action, they have been caught; and that which is the
most to their reproach, they have gone on without their commanders,
in the very presence of Caesar. "Truly," says Titus, "the laws of war
cannot but groan heavily, as will my father also himself, when he shall
be informed of this wound that hath been given us, since he who is grown
old in wars did never make so great a mistake. Our laws of war do also
ever inflict capital punishment on those that in the least break into
good order, while at this time they have seen an entire army run into
disorder. However, those that have been so insolent shall be made
immediately sensible, that even they who conquer among the Romans
without orders for fighting are to be under disgrace." When Titus had
enlarged upon this matter before the commanders, it appeared evident
that he would execute the law against all those that were concerned; so
these soldiers' minds sunk down in despair, as expecting to be put to
death, and that justly and quickly. However, the other legions came