sent to them by the people of Jerusalem as a legate, together
with these other priests, in order to persuade them to demolish
that house which Herod the tetrarch had built there, and which
had the figures of living creatures in it, although our laws have
forbidden us to make any such figures; and I desired that they
would give us leave so to do immediately. But for a good while
Capellus and the principal men belonging to the city would not
give us leave, but were at length entirely overcome by us, and
were induced to be of our opinion. So Jesus the son of Sapphias,
one of those whom we have already mentioned as the leader of a
seditious tumult of mariners and poor people, prevented us, and
took with him certain Galileans, and set the entire palace on
fire, and thought he should get a great deal of money thereby,
because he saw some of the roofs gilt with gold. They also
plundered a great deal of the furniture, which was done without
our approbation; for after we had discoursed with Capellus and
the principal men of the city, we departed from Bethmaus, and
went into the Upper Galilee. But Jesus and his party slew all the
Greeks that were inhabitants of Tiberias, and as many others as
were their enemies before the war began.

13. When I understood this state of things, I was greatly
provoked, and went down to Tiberias, and took all the care I
could of the royal furniture, to recover all that could be
recovered from such as had plundered it. They consisted of
candlesticks made of Corinthian brass, and of royal tables, and
of a great quantity of uncoined silver; and I resolved to
preserve whatsoever came to my hand for the king. So I sent for
ten of the principal men of the senate, and for Capellus the son
of Antyllus, and committed the furniture to them, with this