Si Sheppard: The Jewish Revolt AD 66-74

Cover: 9781780961835 | The Jewish Revolt AD 66-74 | Si Sheppard | Taschenbuch | Englisch

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Beschreibung

In AD 66 a local disturbance in Caesarea caused by Greeks sacrificing birds in front of a local synagogue exploded into a pan-Jewish revolt against their Roman overlords. Gaining momentum, the rebels successfully occupied Jerusalem and drove off an attack by the Roman legate of Syria, Cestus Gallius, who was defeated at the battle of Beth Horon. The emperor Nero dispatched the Roman general Vespasian along with reinforcements and, having crushed the revolt in Galilee he became embroiled in the events of the Year of the Four Emperors that would lead to his assumption of the Imperial throne. His son Titus was left to carry on the war which culminated in the dramatic siege of Jerusalem in AD 70. Remorselessly, the legions strangled the life out of the defense street by street, leaving nothing but rubble and ashes in their wake. The apotheosis of the conflict was the final stand of the last holdouts in the Temple precinct itself, and the utter annihilation of this, the physical manifestation of Judaism itself. The last remnants held out in the mountain fortress of Masada until AD 73 when with the Romans breaking down the walls the defenders committed mass suicide bringing the revolt to an end.

Über den Autor

London-born Si Sheppard completed his Bachelors and Masters degrees in New Zealand before receiving his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University in the United States. He is currently an associate professor of political science and international relations at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York, and has written several titles for Osprey focusing on the interrelationship between geography, technology, and strategy.

Zusammenfassung

A highly illustrated account of the Jewish Revolt against Roman rule in the 1st century AD.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Origins of the campaign
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing fleets
Orders of battle
Opposing plans
The campaign
Aftermath
Further readingIndex

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781780961835
ISBN-10:	1780961839
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Sheppard, Si
Illustrator:	Dennis, Peter
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	247 x 184 x 10 mm
Von/Mit:	Si Sheppard
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.10.2013
Gewicht:	0,31 kg