The Jewish War Series (Part 18): Titus Destroys the Temple
Every day the zealots, although holed up within the inner court of the Temple, fought off the Roman soldiers who were at the gates and on the banks. Then, on th...
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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 15)–May 70 AD: Josephus’ Appeal and the Miseries to Which the Zealots Inflicted Upon the People
After taking the second wall and pushing the zealots back deeper into the upper city and the temple complex, Titus relaxed the siege for a short time, to see if...
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 ...
The Jewish War Series (Part 10: The Idumeans Come to the Aid of the Zealots)
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...
The Jewish War Series (Part 3: Chaos Erupts Throughout the Region; General Cestius Makes a Move in Galilee)
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...