Wednesday, June 15, 2005

THE ROMAN SIEGE OF JERUSALEM during the first Jewish revolt against Rome (66-70 CE) is the subject of an article by J.E. Lendon reprinted on the HistoryNet website:
Roman Siege of Jerusalem
The prosecution of one of the greatest sieges in ancient history offers a chance to assess the nature of Rome's military discipline and its importance to the success of the imperial army.

I don't have time to read it all, but it looks interesting. Here's more on the piece and the author:
This article was written by J.E. Lendon and originally published in the Summer 2005 edition of MHQ [i.e., MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History -- JRD]. J.E. Lendon is an associate professor of history at the University of Virginia. This article is excerpted from his book Soldiers and Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity, to be published in May 2005 by Yale University Press. Copyright �2005 by Yale University. Reprinted by permission.

(Via Bible and Interpretation.)

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