Josephus, The Jewish War 2.266
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Καισάρειαν

, and

Cesarea

are directly attested at Josephus, The Jewish War 2.266. This passage was written ca. 70 - 90 CE possibly in Rome.

Ἑτέρα δὲ ταραχὴ συνίσταται περὶ Καισάρειαν τῶν ἀναμεμιγμένων Ἰουδαίωνπρὸς τοὺς ἐν αὐτῇ Σύρους στασιασάντων. οἱμὲν γὰρ ἠξίουν σφετέραν εἶναι τὴν πόλινἸουδαῖον γεγονέναι τὸν κτίστην αὐτῆς λέγοντες: ἦν δὲ Ἡρώδης ὁ βασιλεύς: οἱ δὲἕτεροι τὸν οἰκιστὴν μὲν προσωμολόγουνἸουδαῖον, αὐτὴν μέντοι γε τὴν πόλιν Ἑλλήνωνἔφασαν: οὐ γὰρ ἂν ἀνδριάντας καὶ ναοὺςἐγκαθιδρῦσαι Ἰουδαίοις αὐτὴν ἀνατιθέντα.

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There was also another disturbance at Cesarea, - those Jews who were mixed with the Syrians that lived there rising a tumult against them. The Jews pretended that the city was theirs, and said that he who built it was a Jew, meaning king Herod. The Syrians confessed also that its builder was a Jew; but they still said, however, that the city was a Grecian city; for that he who set up statues and temples in it could not design it for Jews. On which account both parties had a contest with one another; and this contest increased so much, that it came at last to arms, and the bolder sort of them marched out to fight; for the elders of the Jews were not able to put a stop to their own people that were disposed to be tumultuous, and the Greeks thought it a shame for them to be overcome by the Jews. Now these Jews exceeded the others in riches and strength of body; but the Grecian part had the advantage of assistance from the soldiery; for the greatest part of the Roman garrison was raised out of Syria; and being thus related to the Syrian part, they were ready to assist it. However, the governors of the city were concerned to keep all quiet, and whenever they caught those that were most for fighting on either side, they punished them with stripes and bands. Yet did not the sufferings of those that were caught affright the remainder, or make them desist; but they were still more and more exasperated, and deeper engaged in the sedition. And as Felix came once into the market-place, and commanded the Jews, when they had beaten the Syrians, to go their ways, and threatened them if they would not, and they would not obey him, he sent his soldiers out upon them, and slew a great many of them, upon which it fell out that what they had was plundered. And as the sedition still continued, he chose out the most eminent men on both sides as ambassadors to Nero, to argue about their several privileges.

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Works Cited

2.266 De Bello Judaico Libri VII: Machine Readable Text Flavius Josephus B. Niese
2.266 The Wars of the Jews: Machine Readable Text Flavius Josephus

Additional Bibliography

2.266 De Bello Judaico Libri VII Flavius Josephus Benedictus Niese
2.266 The Wars of the Jews Flavius Josephus