Letter 153: On the captivity of the Jews.
Περὶ τῆς τῶν Ιουδαίων αἰχμαλωσίας. ἩΝνίχα τὸν πολυθρύλλητον ἐχεῖνον ναὸν, καὶ τὴν περιθόητον χαὶ πολλοὺς πολέμους ἀναιμαχτὶ νικὴ- σασαν τῶν Ἰουδαίων μητρόπολιν πῦρ ἹΡωμαῖχὸν, διὰ τὸ τετολμῆσθαι ἐν αὐτῇ κατὰ τοῦ Χριστοῦ τὰ ἀτόλ- μὴητα, ἔχλινε" τότε δὴ χαὶ αὐτοὶ πανταχοῦ τῆς οἷ- χουμένης αἰχμαλώτων τρόπον διεσπάρησαν. Δυνά-
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