Archives for September 2019

For 17 continuous days the Romans erected siege works against the inner walls.Continuing Romans Crush Jewish Revolt; Destroy Great Temple,our

No other city ever suffered such miseries, nor did any age ever breed a generation more fruitful in wickedness than this was, from the beginning of

As he was speaking thus with a loud voice, the seditious would neither yield to what he said, nor did they deem it safe for them to alter their

Titus decided to relax the siege for a little while to see whether the demolishing of their second wall would not make them a little more

He did not permit his soldiers to kill any of those they caught, nor to set fire to their houses.Continuing Romans Crush Jewish Revolt; Destroy

Titus pitched his camp within the city, at that place which was called "the Camp of the Assyrians."Continuing Romans Crush Jewish Revolt; Destroy

For neither could the Jews reach those that were over them, by reason of their height; and it was not practicable to take them, nor to overturn them,

Titus ordered that they should bring timber together, and raise banks against the city/Continuing Romans Crush Jewish Revolt; Destroy Great