Conquering Jerusalem: The AD 66–73 Roman Campaign to Crush the Jewish Revolt
Stephen Dando-CollinsAWARD-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 Jerusalemillustrates that faith can have its rewards, and the tables can be turned, if you wait long enough.