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10 BCE: A letter by Alexander implicates him in the conspiracy to murder his father, Herod. Alexander protests that the letter was forged by the king's secretary, Diophantus.

10 BCE: A letter by Alexander implicates him in the conspiracy to murd...

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70 CE: Sabinus and eleven Romans scale the walls of Jerusalem but are overcome by the Jews defending the tower.

70 CE: Sabinus and eleven Romans scale the walls of Jerusalem but are ...

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70 CE: Titus, eldest son of Vespasian, advances into Jerusalem to reconnoiter. Although he is not wearing a helmet or breastplate, he is unharmed as he rides through the war zone.

70 CE: Titus, eldest son of Vespasian, advances into Jerusalem to reco...

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67 CE: Titus captures Gamala in a battle so fierce that the whole city is deluged with blood.

67 CE: Titus captures Gamala in a battle so fierce that the whole city...

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70 CE: Romans soldiers are trapped in the Temple portico by a Jewish ruse. Longus, a young Roman, kills himself rather than damage his reputatation. The illustration, not of ""Longus"" but of a woman, is evidently intended as a generic depiction of suicide.

70 CE: Romans soldiers are trapped in the Temple portico by a Jewish r...

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67 CE: Vespasian destroys the Jewish fleet on Lake Tiberias. The dead number 6,700.

67 CE: Vespasian destroys the Jewish fleet on Lake Tiberias. The dead ...

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66 CE: Simon, son of Saul, having killed many of his fellow Jews who were battling the Syrians in Scythopolis (Bet She'an), is overcome with guilt; he decides that he should die for the crime of fighting against his compatriots, and his family offer themselves to Simon's sword rather than being slain by the enemy. Here, he kills his aged father; he then kills his wife, his children and himself.

66 CE: Simon, son of Saul, having killed many of his fellow Jews who w...

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68 CE: Enraged at the acquittal of Zacharias, the Zealots slay him, mocking him as he falls down dead.

68 CE: Enraged at the acquittal of Zacharias, the Zealots slay him, mo...

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67 CE: Vespasian's soldiers scale the walls of Jotapata and engage in hand-to-hand fighting with the Jews on the gangways.

67 CE: Vespasian's soldiers scale the walls of Jotapata and engage in ...

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67 CE: The Jews, elated by their unexpected success against Cestius, decide to attack the Romans at Ascalon (Ashkelon), but are routed by the much better-equipped and better-trained Romans.

67 CE: The Jews, elated by their unexpected success against Cestius, d...

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48 CE: Roman troops stand guard on the roof of the Temple portico to prevent rioting among the crowds assembled for Passover. One of the soldiers moons the Jews, and the infuriated crowd riots. 30,000 people are trampled to death in the ensuing violence.

48 CE: Roman troops stand guard on the roof of the Temple portico to p...

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64 CE: Florus, tyrannical procurator of Judea, removes 70 talents from the Temple treasury on the pretext that Rome requires it. The indignant Jews heap abuse upon him. Here, Florus holds a tribunal to judge the Jews who have derided him.

64 CE: Florus, tyrannical procurator of Judea, removes 70 talents from...

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52 CE: After a Jew is murdered by Samaritans, Jewish leaders plead with Cumanus, procurator of Judea, to punish the murderers before further violence breaks out. Cumanus dismisses the petition and takes no action against the murderers.

52 CE: After a Jew is murdered by Samaritans, Jewish leaders plead wit...

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9th cent. BCE: Legend of Elisha's Spring, a perpetually gushing spring near Jericho. The prophet Elisha repays the hospitality of the people of Jericho by providing them with a copious irrigating spring.

9th cent. BCE: Legend of Elisha's Spring, a perpetually gushing spring...

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165 BCE: Judah Maccabee leads an insurgency against Antiochus IV and expels his troops from the temple precincts and citadel of Jerusalem.

165 BCE: Judah Maccabee leads an insurgency against Antiochus IV and e...

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De la bataille judaïque. Back Cover

De la bataille judaïque. Back Cover

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68 CE: Cerealius, one of Vespasian's officers, attacks Hebron and slays all the inhabitants. 69 CE: The emperor Otho, having been defeated by the troops of Vitellius, commits suicide in Rome.

68 CE: Cerealius, one of Vespasian's officers, attacks Hebron and slay...

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68 CE: The citizens of Giscala welcome Titus and tell him of John's treachery. With the capture of Giscala, the Galilee is now wholly subdued by the Romans.

68 CE: The citizens of Giscala welcome Titus and tell him of John's tr...

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104 BCE: Unscrupulous courtiers falsely accuse Antigonus I of treachery against his brother Artistobolus I. Antigonus is assassinated in Jerusalem (according to Josephus's text, not above ground as shown but in an underground passage known as Strato's Tower).

104 BCE: Unscrupulous courtiers falsely accuse Antigonus I of treacher...

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70 CE: The Romans, having breached the second wall of Jerusalem, are attacked and driven back by the Jews.

70 CE: The Romans, having breached the second wall of Jerusalem, are a...

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164 BCE: Antiochus V, son of Antiochus IV, attacks Judea with 50,000 infantry, 5000 horse and 80 elephants. He is met at Bethzacharia by the forces of Judah Maccabee.

164 BCE: Antiochus V, son of Antiochus IV, attacks Judea with 50,000 i...

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68 CE: Vespasian sends Lucius Annius to Gerasa (in NE Peraea, east of the Jordan), which he captures.

68 CE: Vespasian sends Lucius Annius to Gerasa (in NE Peraea, east of ...

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38 BCE: After Joseph, brother of Herod, is slain, Antigonus II cuts the head off the corpse.

38 BCE: After Joseph, brother of Herod, is slain, Antigonus II cuts th...

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40 BCE: Pacorus, son of the King of Parthia, attacks Jerusalem. In a fierce battle, he is repulsed by Hyrcanus II and Phasael.

40 BCE: Pacorus, son of the King of Parthia, attacks Jerusalem. In a f...

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130 BCE: Hyrcanus I battles his brother-in-law, Ptolemy, who has tortured Hyrcanus's mother and brothers. Jewish War 1.2 [Niese 1.54-57]

130 BCE: Hyrcanus I battles his brother-in-law, Ptolemy, who has tortu...

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107 BCE: Scythopolis (Bet She'an) is laid waste by Aristobolus I and Antigonus I, sons of Hyrcanus I. Jewish War 1.2 [Niese 1.64]

107 BCE: Scythopolis (Bet She'an) is laid waste by Aristobolus I and A...

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67 CE: The Romans prepare to besiege Gamala, a fortress east of Lake Tiberias. They apply battering-rams at three points and break through the wall.

67 CE: The Romans prepare to besiege Gamala, a fortress east of Lake T...

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37 BCE: Pappus, Antigonus's general and slayer of Joseph, is killed. Herod has the head sent to Pheroras (Herod's brother).

37 BCE: Pappus, Antigonus's general and slayer of Joseph, is killed. H...

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67 CE: Many Romans are killed in the fighting at Gamala. Seeing that his army is losing heart, Vespasian rallies his troops.

67 CE: Many Romans are killed in the fighting at Gamala. Seeing that h...

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98 BCE: Alexander Jannaeus besieges and subdues Amathus, the most important of the fortresses beyond the Jordan.

98 BCE: Alexander Jannaeus besieges and subdues Amathus, the most impo...

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68 CE: John of Giscala swears to Ananus that he will be loyal to the people and will not betray them to the Zealots.

68 CE: John of Giscala swears to Ananus that he will be loyal to the p...

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68 CE: The priest Ananus calls upon the citizens of Jerusalem to resist the Zealots, who have made the Temple their fortress.

68 CE: The priest Ananus calls upon the citizens of Jerusalem to resis...

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66 CE: Florus, procurator of Judea, is indifferent to the Jews' pleas to stop his pillaging. He hands over Jerusalem to his soldiers for plunder and massacre; about 3,600 are killed.

66 CE: Florus, procurator of Judea, is indifferent to the Jews' pleas ...

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67 CE: Josephus, about to surrender to the Romans, is cursed as a traitor by his compatriots.

67 CE: Josephus, about to surrender to the Romans, is cursed as a trai...

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De la bataille judaïque. Blank page.

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