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bel._n jud._n he_o say_v the_o siege_n begin_v on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o month_n xanticus_n and_o in_o the_o same_o book_n in_o the_o 8_o chapter_n he_o say_v that_o the_o roman_n make_v themselves_o master_n of_o the_o first_o wall_n on_o the_o 5_o day_n of_o the_o month_n artemisius_n thus_o he_o frequent_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o month_n lous_a and_o refer_v the_o total_a desolation_n of_o the_o city_n to_o the_o 8_o day_n of_o the_o month_n gorpiaeus_n it_o be_v beyond_o all_o dispute_n that_o josephus_n have_v borrow_v these_o name_n from_o the_o macedonian_n who_o be_v subdue_v by_o the_o roman_n have_v be_v force_v to_o change_v their_o ancient_n lunar_a calendar_n for_o the_o solar_a of_o the_o roman_n the_o macedonian_a month_n do_v thus_o correspond_v with_o the_o julian_n audinaeus_n january_n peritius_n february_n dystius_n march_n xanthicus_n april_n artemisius_n may._n daesius_n june_n panemus_n july_n lous_a august_n gorpiaeus_n september_n hyperberetaeus_n october_n dius_n november_n apellaeus_n december_n but_o whether_o josephus_n by_o the_o name_n of_o these_o macedonian_a month_n do_v understand_v they_o according_a to_o the_o julian_n month_n be_v a_o great_a question_n ruffinus_n josephus_n scaliger_n calvisius_n archbishop_n usher_n and_o many_o other_o be_v of_o this_o opinion_n but_o for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o rather_o incline_v to_o believe_v that_o josephus_n by_o these_o macedonian_a name_n do_v understand_v the_o jewish_a month_n for_o it_o be_v express_o say_v by_o josephus_n that_o his_o countryman_n do_v go_v out_o of_o egypt_n on_o the_o same_o 14_o day_n of_o the_o month_n xanthicus_n when_o titus_n begin_v to_o invest_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o it_o be_v unquestionable_a that_o this_o be_v the_o 14_o of_o the_o month_n nisan_fw-la there_o be_v but_o little_a probability_n that_o josephus_n intend_v to_o make_v this_o day_n of_o the_o month_n nisan_fw-la correspondent_a with_o a_o certain_a day_n of_o the_o julian_n calendar_n and_o the_o character_n of_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o departure_n of_o the_o jew_n out_o of_o egypt_n show_v most_o evident_o that_o the_o jew_n do_v depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n not_o on_o the_o 14_o but_o 16_o day_n of_o april_n we_o may_v rational_o conclude_v that_o josephus_n do_v by_o the_o month_n xanthious_a understand_v the_o month_n nisan_fw-la on_o the_o 14_o day_n of_o which_o month_n the_o feast_n of_o the_o passover_n be_v constant_o keep_v by_o the_o jew_n second_o it_o be_v not_o very_o probable_a that_o the_o jew_n shall_v refer_v the_o day_n of_o the_o first_o destruction_n of_o their_o temple_n to_o any_o certain_a day_n of_o the_o julian_n calendar_n which_o be_v not_o as_o much_o as_o think_v of_o at_o that_o time_n it_o be_v mention_v by_o josephus_n that_o on_o the_o 10_o day_n of_o the_o month_n lous_a likewise_o the_o first_o temple_n be_v destroy_v by_o fire_n i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o by_o the_o month_n lous_a shall_v not_o be_v understand_v the_o month_n call_v ab_fw-la by_o the_o ancient_a jew_n thus_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremiah_n 12._o jeremiah_n c._n 52._o v._n 12._o may_v be_v reconcile_v with_o the_o relation_n of_o josephus_n in_o the_o month_n say_v the_o prophet_n on_o the_o 10_o day_n of_o the_o month_n ab_fw-la which_o be_v the_o 19_o year_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n come_v nebuzaradan_n captain_n of_o the_o guard_n which_o serve_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n into_o jerusalem_n and_o burn_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n the_o month_n be_v as_o follow_v xanthicus_n nisan_fw-la artemisius_n giar_n daesius_n sivan_n panemus_n tamutz_n lous_a ab._n gorpiaeus_n elul_n hyperberetaeus_n tisri_n dius_n marchesvan_n apellaeus_n casleu_n audinaeus_n tebeth_n peritius_n schebath_n dystius_n adar_n §_o 6._o it_o be_v common_o suppose_v that_o jerusalem_n take_v how_o ofteâ—_n jerusalem_n be_v take_v be_v take_v but_o twice_o and_o that_o not_o altogether_o without_o reason_n if_o it_o be_v understand_v in_o reference_n of_o its_o total_a destruction_n nevertheless_o jud._n nevertheless_o l._n 8._o c._n 18._o de_fw-fr bell._n jud._n josephus_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v take_v five_o several_a time_n before_o it_o be_v destroy_v by_o titus_n jerusalem_n say_v he_o be_v take_v five_o time_n before_o by_o asoch_n the_o egyptian_a king_n and_o after_o he_o by_o antiochus_n then_o by_o pompey_n and_o after_o these_o by_o herod_n and_o sosias_n who_o preserve_v the_o city_n but_o before_o that_o time_n the_o king_n of_o babylon_n have_v lay_v it_o quite_o desolate_a which_o sufficient_o contradict_v that_o vainglorious_a inscription_n mention_v by_o 154._o by_o inscr_n ant._n fol._n 154._o justus_n lipsius_n which_o be_v as_o follow_v imp._n tito_n caesari_n divi_z vespasiani_n f._n vespasiano_n aug_n pontifici_fw-la maximo_fw-la trib_o pot_n x._o imp._n xvii_o cos._n viii_o p._n p._n principi_fw-la svo_fw-la s._n p._n q._n r._n quod_fw-la praeceptis_fw-la patris_fw-la consiliisque_fw-la et_fw-la auspiciis_fw-la gentem_fw-la judaeorum_fw-la domuit_fw-la et_fw-la uâ—bem_fw-la hierosolymam_fw-la omnibus_fw-la â—â—â—te_n se._n ducibus_fw-la regibus_fw-la gentibusque_fw-la aut_fw-la frustra_fw-la petitam_fw-la aut_fw-la omnino_fw-la intentatam_fw-la delevit_fw-la §_o 7._o the_o temple_n destroy_v by_o titus_n be_v general_o temple_n the_o temple_n destroy_v by_o titus_n be_v the_o 2_o do_v temple_n call_v the_o second_o temple_n for_o though_o according_a to_o ant._n to_o l._n 15._o c._n 14._o ant._n josephus_n herod_n do_v demolish_v the_o temple_n and_o build_v a_o new_a one_o instead_o of_o it_o yet_o this_o be_v do_v only_o with_o a_o intention_n to_o render_v the_o structure_n of_o the_o temple_n the_o more_o magnificent_a and_o have_v no_o relation_n to_o its_o interior_a part_n be_v therefore_o not_o call_v the_o 3d_o but_o the_o second_o temple_n §_o 8._o josephus_n affirm_v that_o in_o the_o siege_n and_o war._n how_o many_o of_o the_o jew_n perish_v in_o