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68 CE: The Idumaeans and Zealots massacre the sentries at the gates of Jerusalem.
67 CE: Josephus hurries from Tiberias to Jotapata in the Galilee. Vespasian lays siege to the fortress, ordering his archers to shoot down any Jews who show themselves on the walls of the city.
68 CE: Roman field commanders, learning of the internecine feuding in Jerusalem, urge Vespasian to march against the city.
70 CE: The Romans, having breached the second wall of Jerusalem, are attacked and driven back by the Jews.
70 CE: In his first skirmish after arriving in Jerusalem, Titus trounces the Jews, and the Romans fortify their encampment outside the city.
70 CE: Sabinus and eleven Romans scale the walls of Jerusalem but are overcome by the Jews defending the tower.
67 CE: Vespasian's soldiers scale the walls of Jotapata and engage in hand-to-hand fighting with the Jews on the gangways.
68 CE: The priest Ananus and the citizens of Jerusalem fight the Zealots.
68 CE: The Idumaeans, unsatisfied by the slaughter at the gates, turn to looting and killing in the city.
68 CE: The Idumaeans encamp before the walls of Jerusalem. During the night, a violent and torrential thunderstorm convulses the city, portending calamity.
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jews
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idumaeans
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jerusalem
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm convulses
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de la bataille judaique
flavius josephus
war of the jews
the jewish war
judean
jewish war
high resolution
Date
1492
Contributors
Josephus, Flavius, Author
Verard, Antoine, d. ca. 1513, Printer
Source
New York Public Library
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Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")