Caphatabira (sources)

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Survey of ancient sources on Caphatabira

Early Jewish sources

Josephus, Jewish War

Bel IV 9, 9 -- Cerialis also attacked Caphatabira, and laid siege to it, for it had a very strong wall; and when he expected to spend a long time in that siege, those that were within opened their gates on the sudden, and came to beg pardon, and surrendered themselves up to him.