Germans: Josephos on the accuracy of German divination (late first century CE)

Ancient author: Josephos, Judean Antiquities 18.195-202 and 19.343-350 (link). Comments: On the one hand, elsewhere in Antiquities, Josephos offers an overall negative categorization of the German imperial bodyguard and Germans generally as savages who lack control over their strong emotions (link to a passage which is framed by our two current ones). On the other, here Josephos does [ ]