Animated The Siege of Jerusalem
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66 CE, revolt ignites in Judea. By 70
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CE, Titus, son of the new emperor
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Vespasian, marches four legions, V
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Macedonica the 12, Fulminatada 15,
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Apollinaris, X Forensis, to the walls of
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Jerusalem. Inside, factions of defenders
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feud as supplies run thin. Titus orders
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a circumolation, a ring of earthworks to
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starve the city, and brings up siege
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towers, battering rams, and artillery.
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Summer heat. The Romans pound the outer
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walls, then seize the Antonia fortress.
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A stone step toward the temple mount.
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From tower tops, archers rake the
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battlements while rams shatter gates
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below. Street by street, the legions
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press inward. Famine and fire follow the
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breaches. In the temple precincts,
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fighting surges through the courts. Amid
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chaos, a fire catches. Josephus says
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against Titus's orders, spreading
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through the complex. Flames rise over
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the city as the second temple burns. The
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last strong points collapse. By early
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September, organized resistance ends.
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Aftermath. Jerusalem is sacked. Many
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inhabitants killed or enslaved and
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survivors are scattered across the
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empire. Legio X for Tensus garrisons the
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ruins. The old order in Judea is broken.
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The memory endures in reliefs, coins,
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and mourning fasts. The Arch of Titus in
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Rome still shows soldiers carrying the
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temple manora, a carved echo of 70 CE.
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