case afterward; and, being informed that all Galilee had not yet
revolted from the Romans, but that some part of it was still quiet;
they sent me and two others of the priests, who were men of excellent
characters, Joazar and Judas, in order to persuade the ill men there to
lay down their arms, and to teach them this lesson,--That it were better
to have those arms reserved for the most courageous men that the nation
had [than to be kept there]; for that it had been resolved, That those
our best men should always have their arms ready against futurity; but
still so, that they should wait to see what the Romans would do.

8. When I had therefore received these instructions, I came into
Galilee, and found the people of Sepphoris in no small agony about their
country, by reason that the Galileans had resolved to plunder it, on
account of the friendship they had with the Romans, and because they
had given their right hand, and made a league with Cestius Gallus, the
president of Syria. But I delivered them all out of the fear they were
in, and persuaded the multitude to deal kindly with them, and permitted
them to send to those that were their own hostages with Gessius to Dora,
which is a city of Phoenicia, as often as they pleased; though I still
found the inhabitants of Tiberias ready to take arms, and that on the
occasion following:--

9. There were three factions in this city. The first was composed of men
of worth and gravity; of these Julius Capellus was the head. Now he, as
well as all his companions, Herod the son of Miarus, and Herod the son
of Gamalus, and Compsus the son of Compsus; [for as to Compsus's brother
Crispus, who had once been governor of the city under the great king
[Agrippa] [8] he was beyond Jordan in his own possessions;] all these
persons before named gave their advice, that the city should then
continue in their allegiance to the Romans and to the king. But Pistus,
who was guided by his son Justus, did not acquiesce in that resolution;
otherwise he was himself naturally of a good and virtuous character.
But the second faction was composed of the most ignoble persons, and was
determined for war. But as for Justus, the son of Pistus, who was the
head of the third faction, although he pretended to be doubtful about
going to war, yet was he really desirous of innovation, as supposing
that he should gain power to himself by the change of affairs. He
therefore came into the midst of them, and endeavore