The Jewish War Series (Part 19): Neglected Signs of Judgment and Failed Negotiations
The lower city had been largely taken earlier. The Temple Mount was now in Roman hands, and the Temple itself had been burned to the ground. All throughout the ...
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The Jewish War Series (Part 16): The Famine Within the Walls Grows Worse
Although the Roman siege continued to take its toll on those inside Jerusalem, Titus began to look for ways to hasten its end. And so, he decided to tighten the...
The Jewish War Series (Part 14): May 70 AD–Titus Takes the First and Second Walls
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...
The Jewish War Series (Part 12): Zealot Terrorism in Jerusalem, Chaos in Rome, and a Two-Year Delay to the War
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...
The Jewish War Series (Part 11): The Idumeans’ and Zealots’ Reign of Terror in Jerusalem
With the Idumeans now in the city, they and the zealots began to unleash a reign of terror in Jerusalem. The first order of business for the Idumeans was to go ...