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🔹 The Fall of Jerusalem 🔹
🔹A Story of Roman Revenge🔹
“When the Jews of Palestine rebelled against mighty Aryan Rome, the legions and the catapults came…sixty thousand white men of Rome, and General Titus, whose father was the emperor Vespasian. Roman legionaries in the tortoise formation. The Jews fought bravely but were no match for Roman technology, discipline and experience.”
Some say, the Jewish hatred of whites started with the Roman Empire…
🔹 The Fall of Jerusalem 🔹
🔹A Story of Roman Revenge🔹
“When the Jews of Palestine rebelled against mighty Aryan Rome, the legions and the catapults came…sixty thousand white men of Rome, and General Titus, whose father was the emperor Vespasian. Roman legionaries in the tortoise formation. The Jews fought bravely but were no match for Roman technology, discipline and experience.”
Some say, the Jewish hatred of whites started with the Roman Empire…
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▪️”In the years leading up to the Roman siege, Jerusalem held immense significance as the political, cultural, and spiritual center of Jewish life.”
▪️”The Second Temple, built after the return from the Babylonian Exile in the 6th century BC, stood as the focal point of Jewish religious worship.”
▪️”Judea, the region surrounding Jerusalem, became a client kingdom of Rome in 63 BC after Roman general Pompey's successful siege of Jerusalem.”
▪️”In the years leading up to the Roman siege, Jerusalem held immense significance as the political, cultural, and spiritual center of Jewish life.”
▪️”The Second Temple, built after the return from the Babylonian Exile in the 6th century BC, stood as the focal point of Jewish religious worship.”
▪️”Judea, the region surrounding Jerusalem, became a client kingdom of Rome in 63 BC after Roman general Pompey's successful siege of Jerusalem.”
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The Jewish Revolt (66-70 AD)
▪️”Over the next several years , the relationship between Rome and its Jewish subjects was fraught with tension.”
▪️”Wealthy money-lending Jews were spread throughout the Roman Empire and beyond, especially in Babyon (modern Iraq), but there were no mass-media for them to control, and they did not control the currency either.”
▪️”The First Jewish-Roman War, in 66 AD was a Jewish revolt in Caesarea. The Jewish Zealots, religious fanatics, were the most rebellious party.”
The Jewish Revolt (66-70 AD)
▪️”Over the next several years , the relationship between Rome and its Jewish subjects was fraught with tension.”
▪️”Wealthy money-lending Jews were spread throughout the Roman Empire and beyond, especially in Babyon (modern Iraq), but there were no mass-media for them to control, and they did not control the currency either.”
▪️”The First Jewish-Roman War, in 66 AD was a Jewish revolt in Caesarea. The Jewish Zealots, religious fanatics, were the most rebellious party.”
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▪️”The revolt was a reaction to a series of political and religious tensions… and growing nationalistic fervor among Jewish factions.”
▪️”The revolt initially saw success for the Jewish zealots, who managed to expel the small Roman garrison stationed in Jerusalem.
The legion’s eagle standard was in enemy hands.”
▪️”However, Rome soon dispatched a larger force to quell the rebellion, setting the stage for the siege and eventual fall of Jerusalem.”
▪️”The revolt was a reaction to a series of political and religious tensions… and growing nationalistic fervor among Jewish factions.”
▪️”The revolt initially saw success for the Jewish zealots, who managed to expel the small Roman garrison stationed in Jerusalem.
The legion’s eagle standard was in enemy hands.”
▪️”However, Rome soon dispatched a larger force to quell the rebellion, setting the stage for the siege and eventual fall of Jerusalem.”
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The key power-players
Vespasian: The Roman Emperor
▪️”Vespasian was the Roman Emperor who initiated the campaign against the Jewish revolt in AD 66. However, during the course of the war, he was called back to Rome amidst a political crisis and subsequently rose to power as emperor in AD 69, leaving his son Titus in charge of the Judean campaign.”
Titus: The Roman General
▪️”Titus, son of Vespasian, was the Roman general who led the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. Titus was known for his military skill and leadership, which was critical in the successful but brutal siege of Jerusalem. Titus was of the noble family of the Flavians, from the Latin word flavus, meaning “blonde.” (Is Titus a reason for them to hate whites?)”
“The body of a dead enemy always smells sweet”
-Titus Flavius Vespasian
The key power-players
Vespasian: The Roman Emperor
▪️”Vespasian was the Roman Emperor who initiated the campaign against the Jewish revolt in AD 66. However, during the course of the war, he was called back to Rome amidst a political crisis and subsequently rose to power as emperor in AD 69, leaving his son Titus in charge of the Judean campaign.”
Titus: The Roman General
▪️”Titus, son of Vespasian, was the Roman general who led the siege and destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70. Titus was known for his military skill and leadership, which was critical in the successful but brutal siege of Jerusalem. Titus was of the noble family of the Flavians, from the Latin word flavus, meaning “blonde.” (Is Titus a reason for them to hate whites?)”
“The body of a dead enemy always smells sweet”
-Titus Flavius Vespasian
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▪️”In the spring of AD 70, about the time of Passover, the Roman General Titus besieged Jerusalem. Since that action coincided with Passover, the Romans allowed pilgrims to enter the city but refused to let them leave—thus strategically depleting food and water supplies within Jerusalem.”
▪️”Titus gathered his forces around Jerusalem. His army consisted of about 60,000 white men, including Roman legionaries, auxiliaries, and troops provided by regional allies. The Roman forces were well-equipped and experienced, having been engaged in the Jewish Revolt for several years.”
▪️”In the spring of AD 70, about the time of Passover, the Roman General Titus besieged Jerusalem. Since that action coincided with Passover, the Romans allowed pilgrims to enter the city but refused to let them leave—thus strategically depleting food and water supplies within Jerusalem.”
▪️”Titus gathered his forces around Jerusalem. His army consisted of about 60,000 white men, including Roman legionaries, auxiliaries, and troops provided by regional allies. The Roman forces were well-equipped and experienced, having been engaged in the Jewish Revolt for several years.”
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▪️”The Romans encircled the city with a wall to cut off supplies to the city completely and thereby drive the Jews to starvation.”
▪️”An 8-kilometre wall of circumvallation and thirteen forts was erected to surround the Jewish defenders. Starvation now ravaged Jerusalem. Those caught at night trying to salvage supplies were crucified. Still, after two and a half months of siege, Jerusalem had not fallen.”
▪️”The Romans encircled the city with a wall to cut off supplies to the city completely and thereby drive the Jews to starvation.”
▪️”An 8-kilometre wall of circumvallation and thirteen forts was erected to surround the Jewish defenders. Starvation now ravaged Jerusalem. Those caught at night trying to salvage supplies were crucified. Still, after two and a half months of siege, Jerusalem had not fallen.”
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▪️”Inside the city, the Jewish defenders were in a state of disarray due to infighting among different factions. Despite this, they had prepared for the siege by storing food and fortifying the city's walls.”
▪️”Jerusalem's geographical position on high ground and its formidable fortifications presented a significant challenge to the Romans.”
▪️”Inside the city, the Jewish defenders were in a state of disarray due to infighting among different factions. Despite this, they had prepared for the siege by storing food and fortifying the city's walls.”
▪️”Jerusalem's geographical position on high ground and its formidable fortifications presented a significant challenge to the Romans.”
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▪️”Inside the city, the Jewish defenders were in a state of disarray due to infighting among different factions. Despite this, they had prepared for the siege by storing food and fortifying the city's walls.”
▪️”Jerusalem's geographical position on high ground and its formidable fortifications presented a significant challenge to the Roman attackers.”
▪️”Inside the city, the Jewish defenders were in a state of disarray due to infighting among different factions. Despite this, they had prepared for the siege by storing food and fortifying the city's walls.”
▪️”Jerusalem's geographical position on high ground and its formidable fortifications presented a significant challenge to the Roman attackers.”
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▪️”The conditions within the city quickly became desperate.”
▪️”Food and water supplies dwindled, and disease spread among the inhabitants. Infighting among the Jewish factions also continued, further weakening the city's defenses.”
▪️”The conditions within the city quickly became desperate.”
▪️”Food and water supplies dwindled, and disease spread among the inhabitants. Infighting among the Jewish factions also continued, further weakening the city's defenses.”
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▪️”The siege lasted approximately five months. Initially, the Romans attempted to breach the city walls using siege towers and battering rams.”
▪️”Projectiles rained down upon them and the defenders made frequent sorties to slow construction. The resourceful Roman engineers had a solution. Three almighty siege towers were erected and rolled out. Completely fireproof and dwarfing the walls, the towers drew the defenders eyes as the rams pummelled their way through the fortifications.
▪️”The siege lasted approximately five months. Initially, the Romans attempted to breach the city walls using siege towers and battering rams.”
▪️”Projectiles rained down upon them and the defenders made frequent sorties to slow construction. The resourceful Roman engineers had a solution. Three almighty siege towers were erected and rolled out. Completely fireproof and dwarfing the walls, the towers drew the defenders eyes as the rams pummelled their way through the fortifications.
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▪️”In the summer of AD 70, the Romans finally managed to breach the Third Wall, then the Second, and finally penetrated the heavily fortified First Wall, entering the Upper City
▪️”In the summer of AD 70, the Romans finally managed to breach the Third Wall, then the Second, and finally penetrated the heavily fortified First Wall, entering the Upper City
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▪️On 5 August, the last of the daily sacrificial lambs are supposed to have run out, providing an opportunity for Titus to capitalise on the defenders’ low morale. Less than a week later the defenders launched an attack, determined to repel the Romans. When a Roman legionary hurled a torch into the midst of the Jewish ranks, the defenders scattered as the flames rose. The fire raged until much of the Temple was engulfed.
▪️The Temple, a magnificent structure considered the heart of Jewish religious life, was reduced to ashes.
▪️On 5 August, the last of the daily sacrificial lambs are supposed to have run out, providing an opportunity for Titus to capitalise on the defenders’ low morale. Less than a week later the defenders launched an attack, determined to repel the Romans. When a Roman legionary hurled a torch into the midst of the Jewish ranks, the defenders scattered as the flames rose. The fire raged until much of the Temple was engulfed.
▪️The Temple, a magnificent structure considered the heart of Jewish religious life, was reduced to ashes.
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▪️”This event occurred on the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av, a date that is still observed by Jews today as Tisha B'Av, a day of mourning and fasting.”
▪️“As the flames shot into the air the Jews sent up a cry that matched the calamity and dashed to the rescue, with no thought now of saving their lives or husbanding their strength; for that which they had guarded so devotedly …was disappearing before their eyes,”
-Jewish historian Flavius Josephus-originally Yosef ben Matityahu
▪️”This event occurred on the 9th day of the Hebrew month of Av, a date that is still observed by Jews today as Tisha B'Av, a day of mourning and fasting.”
▪️“As the flames shot into the air the Jews sent up a cry that matched the calamity and dashed to the rescue, with no thought now of saving their lives or husbanding their strength; for that which they had guarded so devotedly …was disappearing before their eyes,”
-Jewish historian Flavius Josephus-originally Yosef ben Matityahu
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▪️”In 73 CE, the last defending fortress, Masada, fell.”
▪️”It took another month for the Romans to crush the remaining defenders, many hiding in the sewers to escape capture.”
▪️”Today Israeli soldiers take an oath by saying the words “Masada will never be conquered again.”
▪️”In 73 CE, the last defending fortress, Masada, fell.”
▪️”It took another month for the Romans to crush the remaining defenders, many hiding in the sewers to escape capture.”
▪️”Today Israeli soldiers take an oath by saying the words “Masada will never be conquered again.”
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▪️”The fall of Jerusalem was also accompanied by significant loss of life.”
▪️”The exact numbers are disputed and likely exaggerated in Josephus' account, but it is clear that the scale of the massacre was substantial.”
▪️it was written”…..a holo-caust in the Greek meaning of a “total burning”….A million Jews perished and 100,000 became slaves, and as such built the Colosseum in Rome in honor of victory”
▪️”The fall of Jerusalem was also accompanied by significant loss of life.”
▪️”The exact numbers are disputed and likely exaggerated in Josephus' account, but it is clear that the scale of the massacre was substantial.”
▪️it was written”…..a holo-caust in the Greek meaning of a “total burning”….A million Jews perished and 100,000 became slaves, and as such built the Colosseum in Rome in honor of victory”
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▪️”The level of devastation was such that Josephus claimed that those who visited the city after its destruction could scarcely believe it had ever been inhabited.”
▪️”The Romans established a permanent garrison in Jerusalem and replaced the Sanhedrin with a Roman procurator's court. The Romans forbade the Jews from rebuilding the Temple.”
▪️”The level of devastation was such that Josephus claimed that those who visited the city after its destruction could scarcely believe it had ever been inhabited.”
▪️”The Romans established a permanent garrison in Jerusalem and replaced the Sanhedrin with a Roman procurator's court. The Romans forbade the Jews from rebuilding the Temple.”
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▪️ “The Arch of Titus in Rome commemorates the Roman conquest of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. The arch depicts the Romans carrying off the Temple's religious instruments.”
▪️”The Romans destroyed much of Jerusalem, including the Second Temple, Herod's Palace, and the Lower City. The Romans also took many religious instruments and other items from the Temple, including the seven-branched menorah, the golden table of shewbread, and a roll of the Law.”
▪️”The Arch of Titus still stands proudly today in Rome, along with the mighty Colosseum that commemorated the crushing of the Jews.”
▪️ “The Arch of Titus in Rome commemorates the Roman conquest of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. The arch depicts the Romans carrying off the Temple's religious instruments.”
▪️”The Romans destroyed much of Jerusalem, including the Second Temple, Herod's Palace, and the Lower City. The Romans also took many religious instruments and other items from the Temple, including the seven-branched menorah, the golden table of shewbread, and a roll of the Law.”
▪️”The Arch of Titus still stands proudly today in Rome, along with the mighty Colosseum that commemorated the crushing of the Jews.”
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▪️”Inside the archway on the left, the carrying out of the Temple’s Menorah is depicted.”
▪️”The Arch of Titus provides the only contemporary depiction of sacred articles from the Temple, such as the Menorah, trumpets and the “Table of Showbread.”
▪️”Horrified Jews refuse to walk under this arch to this day, remembering how they lost their base of operations.”
▪️”Inside the archway on the left, the carrying out of the Temple’s Menorah is depicted.”
▪️”The Arch of Titus provides the only contemporary depiction of sacred articles from the Temple, such as the Menorah, trumpets and the “Table of Showbread.”
▪️”Horrified Jews refuse to walk under this arch to this day, remembering how they lost their base of operations.”
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▪️“The Jews have not had a real temple for nearly 2,000 years, and have turned, instead of sacrifices, to their endless debates (”pilpul”) about the meaning of texts in the Talmud and justifications for their hatred of “the nations,” whom they call “cattle” (in Hebrew goyeem) and rather ironically accuse of being afflicted with racism and jealousy.”
▪️The Romans decided simply that they had HAD it with the Jews and as they said in Latin, with their “odium generis humani” (in English, “their hatred of the human race”).”
▪️“The Jews have not had a real temple for nearly 2,000 years, and have turned, instead of sacrifices, to their endless debates (”pilpul”) about the meaning of texts in the Talmud and justifications for their hatred of “the nations,” whom they call “cattle” (in Hebrew goyeem) and rather ironically accuse of being afflicted with racism and jealousy.”
▪️The Romans decided simply that they had HAD it with the Jews and as they said in Latin, with their “odium generis humani” (in English, “their hatred of the human race”).”
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▪️”The fall of Jerusalem had dire immediate consequences for the Jewish people.”
▪️”The loss of the Second Temple was particularly devastating, as it was not only the center of religious worship but also a symbol of national identity.”
▪️But Rome’s humiliation of Jerusalem was not complete. Vespasian introduced a crippling tax, the fiscus Judaicus, upon all Jews, men and women, children and slaves to fund the rebuilding of the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline hill.”
▪️”The fall of Jerusalem had dire immediate consequences for the Jewish people.”
▪️”The loss of the Second Temple was particularly devastating, as it was not only the center of religious worship but also a symbol of national identity.”
▪️But Rome’s humiliation of Jerusalem was not complete. Vespasian introduced a crippling tax, the fiscus Judaicus, upon all Jews, men and women, children and slaves to fund the rebuilding of the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline hill.”
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▪️”The destruction of Jerusalem also had a profound impact on the early Christian movement. Many followers of Jesus had fled the city before the siege, spreading their beliefs to other parts of the Roman Empire.”
▪️”The destruction of the Temple and the city validated, for some, Jesus' prophetic warnings about Jerusalem's fall.”
▪️”Without a central Jewish authority in Jerusalem, and with Jewish communities scattered, Christianity began to evolve as a distinct religion.”
▪️”The destruction of Jerusalem also had a profound impact on the early Christian movement. Many followers of Jesus had fled the city before the siege, spreading their beliefs to other parts of the Roman Empire.”
▪️”The destruction of the Temple and the city validated, for some, Jesus' prophetic warnings about Jerusalem's fall.”
▪️”Without a central Jewish authority in Jerusalem, and with Jewish communities scattered, Christianity began to evolve as a distinct religion.”
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Fun Fact:
Titus reportedly refused to accept an olive-leaf victory wreath from his soldiers, growling that there was “no merit in vanquishing a people who have been forsaken by their own god.”
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Fun Fact:
Titus reportedly refused to accept an olive-leaf victory wreath from his soldiers, growling that there was “no merit in vanquishing a people who have been forsaken by their own god.”
If you would like to support further feel free to hit the subscribe button for 1$ or buy me a coffee ☕️ Link in bio. Thanks you for your support. 🙏🏽 buymeacoffee.com/hh5mzfdczh4
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