But the fallen were not all Jews.

In that there was consolation.
The centurion shouted to them as they went off; Ben-Hur laughed at him, and replied in his own tongue, "If we are dogs of Israel, you are jackals of Rome.

Remain here, and we will come again." The Galileans cheered, and laughing went on.
Outside the gate there was a multitude the like of which Ben-Hur had never seen, not even in the circus at Antioch.

The house-tops, the streets, the slope of the hill, appeared densely covered with people wailing and praying.

The air was filled with their cries and imprecations.
The party were permitted to pass without challenge by the outer guard.