32。ButasfortheinhabitantsofthecityofTiberias，theywrotetotheking，anddesiredhimtosendthemforcessufficienttobeaguardtotheircountry；forthattheyweredesiroustocomeovertohim：thiswaswhattheywrotetohim。ButwhenI
cametothem，theydesiredmetobuildtheirwalls，asIhadpromisedthemtodo；fortheyhadheardthatthewallsofTarichesswerealreadybuilt。Iagreedtotheirproposalaccordingly；andwhenIhadmadepreparationfortheentirebuilding，Igaveordertothearchitectstogotowork；butonthethirdday，whenIwasgonetoTarichess，whichwasthirtyfurlongsdistantfromTiberias，itsofellout，thatsomeRomanhorsemenwerediscoveredontheirmarch，notfarfromthecity，whichmadeittobesupposedthattheforceswerecomefromtheking；uponwhichtheyshouted，andlifteduptheirvoicesincommendationsoftheking，andinreproachesagainstme。Hereupononecamerunningtome，andtoldmewhattheirdispositionswere，andthattheyhadresolvedtorevoltfromme：uponhearingwhichnewsIwasverymuchalarmed；forIhadalreadysentawaymyarmedmenfromTarichess，totheirownhomes，becausethenextdaywasoursabbath；forIwouldnothavethepeopleofTarichessdisturbed[onthatday]byamultitudeofsoldiers；andindeed，wheneverIsojournedatthatcity，Inevertookanyparticularcareforaguardaboutmyownbody，becauseIhadhadfrequentinstancesofthefidelityitsinhabitantsboretome。Ihadnowaboutmenomorethansevenarmedmen，besidessomefriends，andwasdoubtfulwhattodo；fortosendtorecallmyownforcesI
didnotthinkproper，becausethepresentdaywasalmostover；
andhadthoseforcesbeenwithme，Icouldnottakeuparmsonthenextday，becauseourlawsforbadeussotodo，eventhoughournecessityshouldbeverygreat；andifIshouldpermitthepeopleofTarichess，andthestrangerswiththem，toguardthecity，Isawthattheywouldnotbesufficientforthatpurpose，andIperceivedthatIshouldbeobligedtodelaymyassistanceagreatwhile；forIthoughtwithmyselfthattheforcesthatcamefromthekingwouldpreventme，andthatIshouldbedrivenoutofthecity。Iconsidered，therefore，howtogetclearoftheseforcesbyastratagem；soIimmediatelyplacedthosemyfriendsofTarichee，onwhomIcouldbestconfide，atthegates，towatchthoseverycarefullywhowentoutatthosegates：Ialsocalledtometheheadsoffamilies，andbadeeveryoneofthemtoseizeuponaship（14）togoonboardit，andtotakeamasterwiththem，andfollowhimtothecityofTiberias。Ialsomyselfwentonboardoneofthoseships，withmyfriends，andthesevenarmedmenalreadymentioned，andsailedforTiberias。
33。Butnow，whenthepeopleofTiberiasperceivedthattherewerenoforcescomefromtheking，andyetsawthewholelakefullofships，theywereinfearwhatwouldbecomeoftheircity，andweregreatlyterrified，assupposingthattheshipswerefullofmenonboard；sotheythenchangedtheirminds，andthrewdowntheirweapons，andmetmewiththeirwivesandchildren，andmadeacclamationstomewithgreatcommendations；fortheyimaginedthatIdidnotknowtheirformerinclinations[tohavebeenagainstme]；sotheypersuadedmetosparethecity。ButwhenI