Josephus, The Jewish War 7.20
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τῇ θαλάττῃ Καισάρειαν

, and

that Cesarea which lay by the sea-side

are directly attested at Josephus, The Jewish War 7.20. This passage was written ca. 70 - 90 CE possibly in Rome.

καὶ καταβὰς ἅμα τῷ στρατῷ πρὸς τὴνἐπὶ τῇ θαλάττῃ Καισάρειαν εἰς ταύτην τό τεπλῆθος τῶν λαφύρων ἀπέθετο καὶ τοὺς αἰχμαλώτους προσέταξεν ἐν αὐτῇφυλάττεσθαι: τὸν γὰρ εἰς τὴν Ἰταλίαν πλοῦνὁ χειμὼν ἐκώλυε.

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He then went down with his army to that Cesarea which lay by the sea-side, and there laid up the rest of his spoils in great quantities, and gave order that the captives should he kept there; for the winter season hindered him then from sailing into Italy.

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Works Cited

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

Additional Bibliography

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