Animated The Siege of Jerusalem

66 CE, revolt ignites in Judea. By 70

CE, Titus, son of the new emperor

Vespasian, marches four legions, V

Macedonica the 12, Fulminatada 15,

Apollinaris, X Forensis, to the walls of

Jerusalem. Inside, factions of defenders

feud as supplies run thin. Titus orders

a circumolation, a ring of earthworks to

starve the city, and brings up siege

towers, battering rams, and artillery.

Summer heat. The Romans pound the outer

walls, then seize the Antonia fortress.

A stone step toward the temple mount.

From tower tops, archers rake the

battlements while rams shatter gates

below. Street by street, the legions

press inward. Famine and fire follow the

breaches. In the temple precincts,

fighting surges through the courts. Amid

chaos, a fire catches. Josephus says

against Titus's orders, spreading

through the complex. Flames rise over

the city as the second temple burns. The

last strong points collapse. By early

September, organized resistance ends.

Aftermath. Jerusalem is sacked. Many

inhabitants killed or enslaved and

survivors are scattered across the

empire. Legio X for Tensus garrisons the

ruins. The old order in Judea is broken.

The memory endures in reliefs, coins,

and mourning fasts. The Arch of Titus in

Rome still shows soldiers carrying the

temple manora, a carved echo of 70 CE.

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