Great Sieges: Jerusalem (70 CE) – One Million Lives Lost In 8 Months Of Combat

War History Online ^ | 16NOV18 | William Mclaughlin

[vannrox]

It’s a very interesting read. I think.

[laweeks]

What’s with the “CE” bull$hit?

I thought that stuff was stopped years ago.

[ReformedBeckite]

Good article, though as I was reading at the very very end I realize the last two paragraphs had been copied and pasted twice in vannrox article.

[teppe]

Very interesting.

[ReformedBeckite]

Humm it appears that it was taxes that broke the backs of the Jews figuratively and probably in some cases literally.
The Jews should of listen to Jesus words in Mark 12:17
"And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at Him.(NASB)

[ReformedBeckite]

I find it interesting that Jesus predicted the fall of Jerusalem, and specifically the temple 40 years from his prediction of it, in the woes against the pharisees,(See the chapter of Matthew 24 were Jesus talks about the destruction of the Temple to his disciples right after he gave the woes against the Pharisees.)
A Biblical generation is considered to be 40 years, I also find it interesting that 40 years to the day passed from the time Jesus told his disciples the temple would be destroyed or from another point like his death on the cross, I'm not sure when the counting of the 40 years start for I have lost that reference I read somewhere else, but I think you all get the idea.

[Openurmind]

History academics are now primarily politically correct liberals who won’t let it go. Politically correct with incorrect historical theories is the new norm.

[oincobx]

>>>What’s with the “CE” bull$hit? I thought that stuff was stopped years ago.

It’s an article about the Jewish uprising. As far as the Jews are concerned, we are still BC, as they are still awaiting the Messiah/Christ.

[captmar-vell]

They should also have listened when he said

“For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?” Luke 23:31

[central_va]

I doubt a million.

[captmar-vell]

I did some extensive research about 10 years ago and was astounded at what I found, it was exactly 14,000 days later to Friday August 10th 70 AD if you count from Sunday April 13th, 32 AD (17th day of Nisan) if you back up another 400 days its a Saturday and whats happening approx at that time is extremely interesting and explains why he started talking in Parables from that moment forward,

14400 days = 360 x 40

Just my conjecture of course

17th day of Nisan is also the calendar day when Noah came out of the Ark,

[Fiji Hill]

Great Sieges: Jerusalem (70 CE AD 70)...

In the 60’s CE AD a financial crisis forced Rome to raise the taxes throughout the empire.

Titus began the siege of Jerusalem in 66 CE AD 66.

Despite the fortifications of the city, Titus decided to attack the city in February of 66 CE AD 66...

FIFY

[Fiji Hill]

It’s an article about the Jewish uprising. As far as the Jews are concerned, we are still BC, as they are still awaiting the Messiah/Christ.

But this CE stuff only started recently. Up until around the beginning of this century, I never saw CE/BCE in any Jewish writings. I believe this is part of a movement to thoroughly de-Christianize our entire culture.

[SkyDancer]

It was AD70 not this CE/BCE nonsense.

[ReformedBeckite]

Interesting. Even though I like to emphasize the symbolic meaning of numbers in Revelation, I find it also interesting that sometimes numbers have more then one purpose/meaning in them as in the one you just spelled out in your calculations.

[BlueLancer]

Bought this Avalon Hill board wargame years ago. Have played it several times as both the Romans and the Jewish defenders. Moderately difficult as the Romans and near impossible as the Jews.

Also read the description of the Jewish Rebellion by Josephus ...

And, no ... not the Josephus from "History of the World, Part 1" ...

[Sans-Culotte]

Moderately difficult as the Romans and near impossible as the Jews.

Still, I can't help but admire the Roman Military Machine. They were fighting an enemy that was determined to resist to the last man. The Romans just methodically ground them down.

[BenLurkin]

Very cool!

[crusadersoldier]