The Jewish War Series (Part 1: The Beginning of the Revolt)
Throughout the rest of this year, I have determined to write my own, more simplified version of Josephus’ account of the Jewish Revolt of AD 66-70. As men...
Throughout the rest of this year, I have determined to write my own, more simplified version of Josephus’ account of the Jewish Revolt of AD 66-70. As men...
When Titus had come to Jerusalem, he encountered a city that had been effectively under siege by the two remaining zealot leaders long before he had arrived. Si...
As Vespasian bided his time in Caesarea, things were playing out just as he had expected in Jerusalem—the zealots were tearing each other apart, and in the proc...
In actuality, Eleazar ben-Simon and Zacharias ben-Phalek, two of the zealot leaders who, along with the rest of the zealots, were trapped in the Temple, smuggle...
After the zealots had seized control of the temple complex and thrown out all the established priests, the high priest Ananus made one last effort to regain con...
Upon coming to Jerusalem, John of Gischala attempted to rally the populace to engage the Roman army in battle. He had seen the difficulty the Roman soldiers had...
After the taking of Jotapata, Vespasian dispatched the 5th and 10th legions to secure Scythopolis in Samaria, while he took two other legions to the coastal cit...
By AD 67, the emperor Nero had chosen the old, proven general Vespasian to go in and subdue Judea. Vespasian had a proven war record from his successes in Germa...
Josephus’ Early Challenges in Galilee—and the Emergence of John of Gischala Upon arriving in Galilee, Josephus saw that his work was cut out for him. He was tas...
The news of the uprising in Jerusalem quickly spread like wildfire throughout the region, and soon people throughout the entire province of Judea retaliated aga...