Conquering Jerusalem

Stephen Dando-Collins

• Publisher: Turner
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781684425495
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: World History
• Index: History

AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND HISTORIAN STEPHEN DANDO-COLLINS PROVIDES UNPARALLELED NEW INSIGHT INTO THE FIRST JEWISH REVOLT

Dando-Collins details the conflict from both sides of the 7-year campaign. His examination of the revolt draws upon numerous archaeological and forensic discoveries made in recent years to illuminate the people and events as never before.

Neither side emerges from the conflict unscathed. Both were at times equally heroic and barbaric. In the end, the Jewish freedom fighters lost the war and lost Jerusalem, their holy city– the focus of the campaign by both sides. Yet today, Jerusalem is once more the heart of the Jewish faith, while, thanks to Christianity–an offshoot of Judaism–the Roman Empire and its gods are long gone.

Conquering Jerusalem illustrates that faith can have its rewards, and the tables can be turned, if you wait long enough.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Table of Contents
• Maps
• Preface
• Chapter I—Menahem’s Surprise Attack at Masada
• Chapter II—Mayhem in Jerusalem
• Chapter III—Revolt across the Middle East
• Chapter IV—The Impending Storm
• Chapter V—A Roman Disaster
• Chapter VI—Like a Voice from the Grave
• Chapter VII—Enter Vespasian and Titus
• Chapter VIII—Fire and Blood in Galilee
• Chapter IX—The Siege of Jotapata
• Chapter X—Taking Tiberias and Taricheae
• Chapter XI—Gamala and Gischala
• Chapter XII—Nero’s Fate Changes Everything
• Chapter XIII—Target Jerusalem
• Chapter XIV—Titus Tightens the Noose
• Chapter XV—Crucifixions and a Stranglehold
• Chapter XVI—The Antonia and the Temple
• Chapter XVII—The Final Phase
• Chapter XVIII—Destruction, Retribution, and Celebration
• Chapter XIX—Jerusalem’s Ultimate Fate
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author