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The siege of Masada was one of the final events in the First Jewish–Roman War, occurring from 72 to 73 CE on and around a hilltop in present-day Israel. The siege is known to history via a single source, Flavius Josephus , [ 3 ] a Jewish rebel leader captured by the Romans , in whose service he became a historian.
The Roman legion surrounded Masada, building a circumvallation wall and then a siege ramp against the western face of the plateau. [11] According to Dan Gill, [ 19 ] geological investigations in the early 1990s confirmed earlier observations that the 114 m (375 ft) high assault ramp consisted mostly of a natural spur of bedrock.
The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of large-scale revolts by Jewish subjects against the Roman Empire between 66 and 135 CE. [10] The term primarily applies to the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73) and the Bar Kokhba revolt (132–136)—nationalist rebellions striving to restore an independent Jewish state.
Pilot flag, Infantry colours and de-facto civil flag [9] Yellow and White plain bicolour -1870 War and proto-national flag [10] flown over Porta Pia during the fall of Rome (1870) [11] [12] [13] Yellow and white, with simplified coat of arms of the Holy see in the middle 1803–1825: Flag for Papal Merchant Ships: White 1849: Flag of the Roman ...
Category: Sieges of the War of 1812. ... Siege of Fort Erie; Siege of Fort Meigs; Siege of Fort Wayne; P. Battle of Prairie du Chien; S. Siege of Fort St. Philip (1815)
The war ended when the Roman army — including Fretensis and Danubian troops under the command of Sextus Julius Severus — reconquered the entire territory and successfully besieged the last Jewish stronghold, the fortress of Betar. Legio X Fretensis sustained heavy casualties in the course of the revolt.
The First Jewish War had in the siege of Jerusalem the "key" operation in the Roman victory. [49] It is said that the future emperor Titus first built around the besieged city in addition to a large camp, used as headquarters, thirteen forts [ 50 ] connected by a contravallation of almost 8 km [ 51 ] and as many as 5 siege ramps. [ 52 ]
Seventeen days into the month of Sivan, Roman siege operations resumed. John of Giscala countered by undermining Roman siege engines at Antonia, digging tunnels beneath them, and setting the supports alight; this caused the siege engines to collapse. [205] In the city's western section, John's forces also destroyed Roman siege equipment. [205]