The story of the last days of Jerusalem

"Then Titus took with him six hundred horsemen, and went forth to spy out the strength of the City. Also he had hopes that it might submit itself to him without a siege. For he had heard, as indeed was true, that the people were ill-disposed to the rebels, and would fain be at peace..."




This book tells the dramatic story of the fall of Jerusalem which happened in years 66-73 AD. The Siege of Jerusalem was the decisive event of the First Jewish-Roman War, in which the Roman army captured the city of Jerusalem and destroyed both the city and its Temple. The siege lasted for about five months.