The Fighting in Gaza, the Jewish Calendar, and the Rejection of Victimhood
A tale of two sieges.
August 9, 2022
“A small group of Jewish defenders withstood the invaders for a few months.”
In 70 CE, the Roman general (and later emperor) Titus laid siege to Jerusalem for five months, before breaching its walls and destroying the city. Using contemporaneous sources, an analysis of the data, and archaeological evidence, the Israel Antiquities Authority’s Kfir Arbiv has arrived at a better understanding of how the legionaries did it. Aaron Reich writes:
A tale of two sieges.
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“A small group of Jewish defenders withstood the invaders for a few months.”
In 70 CE, the Roman general (and later emperor) Titus laid siege to Jerusalem for five months, before breaching its walls and destroying the city. Using contemporaneous sources, an analysis of the data, and archaeological evidence, the Israel Antiquities Authority’s Kfir Arbiv has arrived at a better understanding of how the legionaries did it. Aaron Reich writes:
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