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Roman ballista stones found during excavations within Jerusalem
Image Credit : Israel Antiques Authority
Image Credit : Israel Antiques Authority

1 posted on 08/15/2022 5:12:19 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv
…the Roman Governor of Judea plundered the Second Temple and launched raids to arrest senior political and religious figures within the Jewish community. This led to a wide-scale rebellion, resulting in the Roman officials abandoning Jerusalem to the rebels.

History repeats.

5 posted on 08/15/2022 5:32:40 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, angels protect you and heaven accept you”)
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To: SunkenCiv

Spent casings?


10 posted on 08/15/2022 7:42:04 AM PDT by GingisK
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