round about Titus, and entreated his favor to these their fellow
soldiers, and made supplication to him, that he would pardon the
rashness of a few, on account of the better obedience of all the rest;
and promised for them that they should make amends for their present
fault, by their more virtuous behavior for the time to come.

5. So Caesar complied with their desires, and with what prudence
dictated to him also; for he esteemed it fit to punish single persons
by real executions, but that the punishment of great multitudes should
proceed no further than reproofs; so he was reconciled to the soldiers,
but gave them a special charge to act more wisely for the future; and
he considered with himself how he might be even with the Jews for their
stratagem. And now when the space between the Romans and the wall had
been leveled, which was done in four days, and as he was desirous to
bring the baggage of the army, with the rest of the multitude that
followed him, safely to the camp, he set the strongest part of his army
over against that wall which lay on the north quarter of the city, and
over against the western part of it, and made his army seven deep, with
the foot-men placed before them, and the horsemen behind them, each of
the last in three ranks, whilst the archers stood in the midst in seven
ranks. And now as the Jews were prohibited, by so great a body of men,
from making sallies upon the Romans, both the beasts that bare the
burdens, and belonged to the three legions, and the rest of the
multitude, marched on without any fear. But as for Titus himself, he was
but about two furlongs distant from the wall, at that part of it
where was the corner [10] and over against that tower which was called
Psephinus, at which tower the compass of the wall belonging to the north
bended, and extended itself over against the west; but the other part of
the army fortified itself at the tower called Hippicus, and was distant,
in like manner, by two furlongs from the city. However, the tenth legion
continued in its own place, upon the Mount of Olives.

CHAPTER 4.

The Description Of Jerusalem.

1. The city of Jerusalem was fortified with three walls, on such parts
as were not encompassed with unpassable valleys; for in such places it
had but one wall. The city was built upon two hills, which are opposite
to one another, and have a valley to divide them asunder; at which
valley the corresponding rows of houses on both hil