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The Life of Flavius Josephus by Flavius Josephus
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my abode was in a village of Galilee, which is named Cans.

17. But when John was come to the city of Tiberias, he persuaded
the men to revolt from their fidelity to me, and to adhere to
him; and many of them gladly received that invitation of his, as
ever fond of innovations, and by nature disposed to changes, and
delighting in seditions; but they were chiefly Justus and his
father Pistus, that were earnest for their revolt from me, and
their adherence to John. But I came upon them, and prevented
them; for a messenger had come to me from Silas, whom I had made
governor of Tiberias, as I have said already, and had told me of
the inclinations of the people of Tiberias, and advised me to
make haste thither; for that, if I made any delay, the city would
come under another's jurisdiction. Upon the receipt of this
letter of Silas, I took two hundred men along with me, and
traveled all night, having sent before a messenger to let the
people of Tiberias know that I was coming to them. When I came
near to the city, which was early in the morning, the multitude
came out to meet me; and John came with them, and saluted me, but
in a most disturbed manner, as being afraid that my coming was to
call him to an account for what I was now sensible he was doing.
So he, in great haste, went to his lodging. But when I was in the
open place of the city, having dismissed the guards I had about
me, excepting one, and ten armed men that were with him, I
attempted to make a speech to the multitude of the people of
Tiberias: and, standing on a certain elevated place, I entreated
them not to be so hasty in their revolt; for that such a change
in their behavior would be to their reproach, and that they would
then justly be suspected by those that should be their governors
hereafter, as if they were not likely to be faithful to them
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