Panic strikes
Rome as adverse winds delay
grain shipments from
Africa and
Egypt, producing a
bread shortage. Ships laden with
wheat from
North Africa sail 300 miles to Rome's port of
Ostia in 3 days, and the 1,000 mile voyage from
Alexandria averages 13 days. The vessels often carry 1,000 tons each to provide the city with the 8,000 tons per week it normally consumes.
7th of
Artemisios[2] (7th of
Iyar, about
May 6) – The Third Wall of Jerusalem collapses and the Jews withdraw from
Bezetha to the Second Wall, where the defences are unorganized.
12th of Artemisios[3] (12th of Iyar, about
May 11) – Titus and his
Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. The Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans start building a
circumvallation; all trees within 90
stadia (ca. fifteen kilometres) of the city are cut down.
21st of Artemisios (about May 20 or 21) – A "certain prodigious and incredible phenomenon", "chariots and troops" seen running in the clouds around Jerusalem[4]
24th of Panemos[6] (about
July 20) – Romans set fire to a cloister after the capture of the
Fortress of Antonia, north of the
Temple Mount. The Romans are drawn into street fighting with the
Zealots.
10th of
Loios[7] (9th or 10th of
Av, about
August 4) – Titus destroys the Jewish
Temple in Jerusalem. Roman troops are stationed in Jerusalem and abolish the Jewish high priesthood and
Sanhedrin. This becomes known as the
Fall of Jerusalem, a conclusive event in the
First Jewish–Roman War (the Jewish Revolt), which began in 66 AD. Following this event, the Jewish religious leadership moves from Jerusalem to
Jamnia (present-day
Yavne), and this date is mourned annually as the
Jewish fast of
Tisha B'Av.
8th of
Gorpiaios (8th of
Elul, about
September 2) – Romans gain control of all of Jerusalem and proceed to burn it and kill its remaining residents, except for some who are taken captive to be killed later or enslaved.[9]
^War of the Jews Book V, sect. 99 (Ch. 3, paragraph 1 in Whiston's translation)
^War of the Jews Book V, sect. 302 (Ch. 7, par. 2)
^War of the Jews Book V, sect. 466 (Ch. 11, par. 4)
^
abWar of the JewsBook VI, sect. 296 (Ch. 5, par. 3). In Greek, "φάσμα τι δαιμόνιον ὤφθη μεῖζον πίστεως", a phrase that is often translated on
UFO sites as "On the 21st of May a demonic phantom of incredible size...".
^War of the Jews Book VI, sect. 94 (Ch. 2, par. 1)
^War of the Jews Book VI, sect. 166 (Ch. 2, par. 9)
^War of the Jews Book VI, sect. 220 (Ch. 4, par. 1)
^Chilver, Guy Edward Farquhar (January 20, 2024).
"Vespasian". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^War of the Jews Book VI, sect. 407 (Ch. 8, par. 5; Ch. 9, par. 2)
^Tregear, T. R. (1965) A Geography of China, pp. 218–219.
Panic strikes
Rome as adverse winds delay
grain shipments from
Africa and
Egypt, producing a
bread shortage. Ships laden with
wheat from
North Africa sail 300 miles to Rome's port of
Ostia in 3 days, and the 1,000 mile voyage from
Alexandria averages 13 days. The vessels often carry 1,000 tons each to provide the city with the 8,000 tons per week it normally consumes.
7th of
Artemisios[2] (7th of
Iyar, about
May 6) – The Third Wall of Jerusalem collapses and the Jews withdraw from
Bezetha to the Second Wall, where the defences are unorganized.
12th of Artemisios[3] (12th of Iyar, about
May 11) – Titus and his
Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. The Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans start building a
circumvallation; all trees within 90
stadia (ca. fifteen kilometres) of the city are cut down.
21st of Artemisios (about May 20 or 21) – A "certain prodigious and incredible phenomenon", "chariots and troops" seen running in the clouds around Jerusalem[4]
24th of Panemos[6] (about
July 20) – Romans set fire to a cloister after the capture of the
Fortress of Antonia, north of the
Temple Mount. The Romans are drawn into street fighting with the
Zealots.
10th of
Loios[7] (9th or 10th of
Av, about
August 4) – Titus destroys the Jewish
Temple in Jerusalem. Roman troops are stationed in Jerusalem and abolish the Jewish high priesthood and
Sanhedrin. This becomes known as the
Fall of Jerusalem, a conclusive event in the
First Jewish–Roman War (the Jewish Revolt), which began in 66 AD. Following this event, the Jewish religious leadership moves from Jerusalem to
Jamnia (present-day
Yavne), and this date is mourned annually as the
Jewish fast of
Tisha B'Av.
8th of
Gorpiaios (8th of
Elul, about
September 2) – Romans gain control of all of Jerusalem and proceed to burn it and kill its remaining residents, except for some who are taken captive to be killed later or enslaved.[9]
^War of the Jews Book V, sect. 99 (Ch. 3, paragraph 1 in Whiston's translation)
^War of the Jews Book V, sect. 302 (Ch. 7, par. 2)
^War of the Jews Book V, sect. 466 (Ch. 11, par. 4)
^
abWar of the JewsBook VI, sect. 296 (Ch. 5, par. 3). In Greek, "φάσμα τι δαιμόνιον ὤφθη μεῖζον πίστεως", a phrase that is often translated on
UFO sites as "On the 21st of May a demonic phantom of incredible size...".
^War of the Jews Book VI, sect. 94 (Ch. 2, par. 1)
^War of the Jews Book VI, sect. 166 (Ch. 2, par. 9)
^War of the Jews Book VI, sect. 220 (Ch. 4, par. 1)
^Chilver, Guy Edward Farquhar (January 20, 2024).
"Vespasian". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^War of the Jews Book VI, sect. 407 (Ch. 8, par. 5; Ch. 9, par. 2)
^Tregear, T. R. (1965) A Geography of China, pp. 218–219.