History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . purify themselves; their meals were preceded and followed by prayers. They never took anoath, deeming their affirmation sufficient. They shunned cities, yet wished to have an employ-meJit, though preferring agriculture. Their religious severity predisposed tliem to ecstasies andtransports, and hence they believed in the gift of prophecy. (Josephus, Bell. Jud., ii. (i : , xiii. 11 ; xv. 10 ; xvii. 1-3. Cf. Derenbourg, op. cit., ch. x.) An Essene named John wasappointed to organize the oppositio
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . purify themselves; their meals were preceded and followed by prayers. They never took anoath, deeming their affirmation sufficient. They shunned cities, yet wished to have an employ-meJit, though preferring agriculture. Their religious severity predisposed tliem to ecstasies andtransports, and hence they believed in the gift of prophecy. (Josephus, Bell. Jud., ii. (i : , xiii. 11 ; xv. 10 ; xvii. 1-3. Cf. Derenbourg, op. cit., ch. x.) An Essene named John wasappointed to organize the opposition in the districts of Thamna, Lydda, Joppn, and Emmaus. * S. Luke. xxi. 20; S. Matt., xxiv. 16: S. Mark, xiii. 14. VESPASIAN, 6!) TO 79 627 with their bishop Simeon, and retired into the wilderness beyondthe Jordan.^ What tliey now do in respect to Jerusalem theywill do later on for Rome ; these conquerors of souls and of heavenare unwilling to shut up their doctrine within the confines of acity or of a perishable empire. A great assembly was held in the temple, after the retreat [i^-T^tRfS Arch of Triumph of Gerasa. Cestius, to elect leaders and organize resistance at all points. Thechief persons now gave their adherence to the movement, and themoderate party accepted duties. The historian Tosephus, of theillustrious family of the Asmonœans, and who was reckoned amongthe least zealous, had one of the five jurisdictions into w^hich thecountry was divided, that of Galilee, which from its wealth and Eusibiiis, Hi-^t. Ecries., iii. ;î ; S. Epiplianius, De Ponder, et Meiisurls, 18. They musthave been very few in nunil)er at Jerusalem, for Josephus does not even mention the M. Derenbourg {op. cit., p. 275) believes that the saying of Rabbi Simeou, then atJerusalem : Doctrine is not tlic chief thing, but work, was directed against them andparticularly against the Paulinians. - Album of the iJuc de Luynes, pi. 44. 628 THE C.ïSARS AND THE FLAVIT. 14 TO 96 pop
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