in all, by God's providence, prevented the rest, and were taken
up into the other ship. And when I had thus escaped, and was come
to Dieearchia, which the Italians call Puteoli, I became
acquainted with Aliturius, an actor of plays, and much beloved by
Nero, but a Jew by birth; and through his interest became known
to Poppea, Caesar's wife, and took care, as soon as possible, to
entreat her to procure that the priests might be set at liberty.
And when, besides this favor, I had obtained many presents from
Poppea, I returned home again.

4. And now I perceived innovations were already begun, and that
there were a great many very much elevated in hopes of a revolt
from the Romans. I therefore endeavored to put a stop to these
tumultuous persons, and persuaded them to change their minds; and
laid before their eyes against whom it was that they were going
to fight, and told them that they were inferior to the Romans not
only in martial skill, but also in good fortune; and desired them
not rashly, and after the most foolish manner, to bring on the
dangers of the most terrible mischiefs upon their country, upon
their families, and upon themselves. And this I said with
vehement exhortation, because I foresaw that the end of such a
war would be most unfortunate to us. But I could not persuade
them; for the madness of desperate men was quite too hard for me.

5. I was then afraid, lest, by inculcating these things so often,
I should incur their hatred and their suspicions, as if I were of
our enemies' party, and should run into the danger of being
seized by them, and slain; since they were already possessed of
Antonia, which was the citadel; so I retired into the inner court
of the temple. Yet did I go out of the temple again, after