History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . !Mnunt (Terizini. opportunity ; whatever they promised was believed. They sharedthe country with the robber chiefs. Impious wretches, deceivingthe people under false pretence of religion, led them into solitudeswhere they said God would make manifest by sure signs that hewould free the race of Abraham from servitude. An Egyptianfalse prophet succeeded so well in seducing the people that heassembled nearly 30,000 men on the Mount of Olives. At hisvoice the walls of Jerusalem were to crumble and the Eom
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . !Mnunt (Terizini. opportunity ; whatever they promised was believed. They sharedthe country with the robber chiefs. Impious wretches, deceivingthe people under false pretence of religion, led them into solitudeswhere they said God would make manifest by sure signs that hewould free the race of Abraham from servitude. An Egyptianfalse prophet succeeded so well in seducing the people that heassembled nearly 30,000 men on the Mount of Olives. At hisvoice the walls of Jerusalem were to crumble and the Eomans taketo flight. ^ Another promised that they should be saved and holl. ii. Ilis flock was dispersed ; many perislied. but he escaped, and it is notknown wliat became of bini. This is why the tribune asked S. Paul wlicn. some time after,the Jews brought the Apostle to him that lie miglit condemn him : • Art thou not then that Bistorrof Bjom«. Litiiog. by W &uA K Jolmsti)a.ïauib-uTth S: London VESPASIAN, 69 TO 79 , 019 should Avitness the ending of their misfortunes if they woukl followhim to the desert. Another invited the people to ascend BlountGerizim, where he would show them some sacred vessels whichMoses had concealed there. Another offered to compel the watersof the Jordan to divide and let him and his followers pass throughdry-shod. Others, on the contrary, drew their inspiration fromIsaiah and repeated his menaces against the house of Israel. Fouryears before war was declated, says Josephus, a peasant began tocry out: A voice from the East! A voice from the West! A voicefrom the four winds ! A voice against Jerusalem and the temple ! Avoice against the bridegrooms and the brides ! A voice against thewhole people ! From that time he ceased not to cry day andnight : Woe, woe to Jerusalem ! On festival days he redoubledhis cries ; no other words ever issued from his mouth. Thosewho had compassion for him, thos
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