Great Battles of Jewish History #3 - Collected Talks of David Solomon #68
A Jewish History lecture
Beginning in the year 66 CE, the Jewish Revolt in the land of Israel launched a decades-long conflict with the Roman Empire. In this podcast episode, David examines four Roman sieges of Jewish fortified towns and cities, culminating in the devastation of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70CE. He describes the key characters during this period, including the Jewish commander-turned-historian Josephus and the Roman commander Vespasian, a master of siege warfare. David also creates a vivid picture of each of the battles, setting the scene, recreating the tensions, and leading us to the inevitable and tragic catastrophic end.
For listeners to the podcast who can not see the maps David draws in this lecture, we have provided a series of maps and pictures of the battle locations in pdf for your benefit.
Maps: https://bit.ly/3mrUCnw
Sites: https://bit.ly/37nfc4h
This Jewish history lecture includes discussions on the:
- historical context leading up to the Jewish Revolt of 66 CE
- political and geographical necessities for Rome in subduing the Jewish rebellion
- character and military experience of Vespasian
- strengths and flaws of the Jewish commanders, including Elazar ben Shimon and Josephus
- devastation of Jewish factionalism and in-fighting
- military capabilities and technological ingenuity of the various forces, including the importance of engineering
- role played by environment and terrain in the sieges
- use of military intelligence
- catastrophic destruction and the enormous loss of life
- implications for Jewish life in the land of Israel.
Find part one https://youtu.be/9Ay1hFipSkY
Find part two https://youtu.be/55HMew99Fl4
Find part four https://youtu.be/4yDTv4MlyqE
David is also renowned for his Jewish history lecture, The Whole of Jewish History in One Hour https://youtu.be/GUlM2a2tsOM
Find more of David Solomon's podcast, with dozens of lectures on Jewish history, the Bible, Jewish philosophy, and Kabbalah at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPZc8ZC7r568Er1pwL8ZiLbU1tV6PFf4L
Learn more at davidsolomon.online
Image of David by Stephan Rohl under CC licensing http://www.stephan-roehl.de
Picture: David Roberts, The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70. Public domain.
Map: Extent of the Roman Empire under Augustus. Yellow represents the extent of the Republic in 31 BC, while green represents gradually conquered territories under the reign of Augustus, and pink areas represent client states. CC BY-SA 3.0. Images by Cristiano64. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Romana#/media/File:Impero_romano_sotto_Ottaviano_Augusto_30aC_-_6dC.jpg
Beginning in the year 66 CE, the Jewish Revolt in the land of Israel launched a decades-long conflict with the Roman Empire. In this podcast episode, David examines four Roman sieges of Jewish fortified towns and cities, culminating in the devastation of the destruction of Jerusalem in 70CE. He describes the key characters during this period, including the Jewish commander-turned-historian Josephus and the Roman commander Vespasian, a master of siege warfare. David also creates a vivid picture of each of the battles, setting the scene, recreating the tensions, and leading us to the inevitable and tragic catastrophic end.
For listeners to the podcast who can not see the maps David draws in this lecture, we have provided a series of maps and pictures of the battle locations in pdf for your benefit.
Maps: https://bit.ly/3mrUCnw
Sites: https://bit.ly/37nfc4h
This Jewish history lecture includes discussions on the:
- historical context leading up to the Jewish Revolt of 66 CE
- political and geographical necessities for Rome in subduing the Jewish rebellion
- character and military experience of Vespasian
- strengths and flaws of the Jewish commanders, including Elazar ben Shimon and Josephus
- devastation of Jewish factionalism and in-fighting
- military capabilities and technological ingenuity of the various forces, including the importance of engineering
- role played by environment and terrain in the sieges
- use of military intelligence
- catastrophic destruction and the enormous loss of life
- implications for Jewish life in the land of Israel.
Find part one https://youtu.be/9Ay1hFipSkY
Find part two https://youtu.be/55HMew99Fl4
Find part four https://youtu.be/4yDTv4MlyqE
David is also renowned for his Jewish history lecture, The Whole of Jewish History in One Hour https://youtu.be/GUlM2a2tsOM
Find more of David Solomon's podcast, with dozens of lectures on Jewish history, the Bible, Jewish philosophy, and Kabbalah at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPZc8ZC7r568Er1pwL8ZiLbU1tV6PFf4L
Learn more at davidsolomon.online
Image of David by Stephan Rohl under CC licensing http://www.stephan-roehl.de
Picture: David Roberts, The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70. Public domain.
Map: Extent of the Roman Empire under Augustus. Yellow represents the extent of the Republic in 31 BC, while green represents gradually conquered territories under the reign of Augustus, and pink areas represent client states. CC BY-SA 3.0. Images by Cristiano64. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Romana#/media/File:Impero_romano_sotto_Ottaviano_Augusto_30aC_-_6dC.jpg
David Solomon
Published on Wed, December 16th 2020