John the publican

Also known as: John · Family: Jewish · Role: publican · First appears: Book II, Chapter 14

Life events

Gessius Florus accepted eight talents, then abandoned the dispute to provoke fighting.(Book II, Chapter 14 · 📍 Cesarea)
- With: Gessius Florus
- “the great men of the Jews, with John the publican, being in the utmost distress what to do, persuaded Florus, with the offer of eight talents, to hinder the work. He then, being intent upon nothing but getting money, promised he would do for them all they desired of him, and then went away from Cesarea to Sebaste, and left the sedition to take its full course”
Gessius Florus imprisoned John and the delegation after they appealed for help.(Book II, Chapter 14 · 📍 Sebaste)
- With: Gessius Florus
- “But John, and twelve of the principal men with him, went to Florus, to Sebaste, and made a lamentable complaint of their case, and besought him to help them; and with all possible decency, put him in mind of the eight talents they had given him; but he had the men seized upon, and put in prison”

with Gessius Florus (John petitioned Florus and reminded him of the payment made to him.) “But John, and twelve of the principal men with him, went to Florus, to Sebaste, and made a lamentable complaint of their case, and besought him to help them; and with all possible decency, put him in mind of the eight talents they had given him”
with Gessius Florus (Florus seized and imprisoned John and the accompanying men.) “but he had the men seized upon, and put in prison, and accused them for carrying the books of the law out of Cesarea”

Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.