“Where is that exactly in Josephus’s writings???”
(Jewish Wars, book vi, chap.6): “And now the Romans, upon the flight of the seditious into the city, and upon the burning of the holy house itself, and all the buildings round about it, brought their ensigns into the temple, and set them over against its eastern gate; and there they did offer sacrifices to them, and there did they make Titus “Imperator” with the greatest acclamations of joy.”
“And you do know that for decades the Roman Army maintained a fortress on the Temple Mount and its presence there was not an abomination to the Jews.”
I can see you haven’t read Wars of the Jews by Josephus or you wouldn’t say that either:
According to Josephus, “the main catalyst for the Jews’ rebellion was the scandalous and unscrupulous Roman procurators in Judea continually provoked the Jews. They encouraged the plundering of the temple and the looting of the priests’ ornamental garments, along with other sacred treasures. This was the breaking point and sparked the inevitable revolt” (Wars of the Jews, Josephus, book II, chapters XIV-XVI).
Well, first of all, the text of Josephus says that "upon burning of the holy house itself" they brought the ensigns "to" the temple, not "into" as your misquote has it here. That's a big difference.
Why would the Romans bring their ensigns "into" a burning building? They wouldn't and they didn't according to Josephus's text. It says clearly that they set them "over against the eastern gate" -- that is outside the temple. Those ensigns NEVER entered the temple.