{"product_id":"the-story-of-the-last-days-of-jerusalem-and-the-fall-of-masada-from-josephus-9781915645463","title":"The Story of the Last Days of Jerusalem and the Fall of Masada: From Josephus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"For those seeking a heroic story, an expression of idealism, self-sacrifice, and resistance against tyranny, the story of the fall of Jerusalem and Masada remain two of history's epic events.\" - from the new introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dramatic and engrossing English prose retelling of the story of two pivotal events on Jewish history-the sieges of Jerusalem and Masada during the Roman-Jewish War (66-73 CE)-drawn directly from the Latin original written by the famous historian Flavius Josephus. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJosephus-a Jewish rebel leader captured and \"turned\" by the Romans, is the only historian to have recorded in detail the events surrounding these two earthshaking events.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first part, prepared by famous English historian Alfred J. Church, deals with the events leading up to the siege and fall of Jerusalem, and the second part, newly prepared by New York scholar Brian Hirsch, deals with the events immediately afterward, including the siege and fall of Masada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great Jewish Revolt had its origins in protests against Roman taxation. After the Romans responded to the unrest by looting the Temple in Jerusalem, a full-scale uprising broke out, which led to the massacre of both the Roman garrison and a legion dispatched from Syria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter the Roman-appointed King Herod was forced to flee, a Jewish government was established. Wracked by internal dissension, and facing a mighty foe, the Jewish forces fought desperately to defend their newly-established state-but in vain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the command of Vespasian, then his son Titus, and finally the legate General Silva, Roman forces overcame the Jewish strongholds one by one. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, only two major strongholds remained: Jerusalem, held by the Sadducee Jerusalemites and the Zealots, and the mountaintop fortress of Masada, held by the Sicarii. It took the Romans more than a year to overcome the defenses of Jerusalem and Masada. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerusalem was razed to the ground, and its inhabitants massacred. At Masada, the Romans built a mighty ramp up the mountain, only to be greeted by the sight of the mass suicide of the 960 defenders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface by Alfred J Church\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface by Brian Hirsch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART I: THE FALL OF JERUSALEM\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter I: Of the Beginnings of the Jewish War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter II: Of the Doings of Cestius\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter III: Of Josephus and the Besieging of Jotapata\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter IV: Of the Marvellous Escape of Josephus, and of the War in Galilee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter V: Of the Troubles in Jerusalem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter VI: Of the First Coming of the Romans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter VII: The Beginning of the Siege\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter VIII: Of the Walls of Jerusalem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter IX: The Siege\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter X: The Siege (Continued)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter XI: The Siege (Continued)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter XII: The Taking of the City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter XIII: The End\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART II: THE ROAD TO MASADA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter I: Aftermath of the Fall of Jerusalem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter II: The Siege of Macherus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter III: Concerning the Fortress of Masada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter IV: Concerning the Sicarii and their Occupation of Masada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter V: The Romans Lay Siege to Masada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter VI: Eleazar's Speech to the Defenders of Masada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter VII: The Mass Suicide at Masada\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter VIII: The End of the War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scrawny Goat Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50398561829138,"sku":"9781915645463","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a954c264-e3db-4b09-ac83-4e5b98b325d4.jpg?v=1761038273","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-the-last-days-of-jerusalem-and-the-fall-of-masada-from-josephus-9781915645463","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}