The Jewish War: Last half of book 6
Apr. 26th, 2026 04:38 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cahnLast week:Lament for the destroyed trees and landscape around Jerusalem. A woman eats her own child. More discussion of Titus and whether he wanted to spare the Temple or not. The Carthage and Alexandria precedents for Romans treating defeated opponents. Torching a temple = REALLY BAD LUCK. The timetable of the siege of Jerusalem set by Vespasian's ascent as emperor.
This week: The aftermath of the burning of the temple, and the end of the siege of Jerusalem. Still some pretty awful stuff.
Next week: Okay, going to try to read all of book 7! We'll see how this goes.
This week: The aftermath of the burning of the temple, and the end of the siege of Jerusalem. Still some pretty awful stuff.
Next week: Okay, going to try to read all of book 7! We'll see how this goes.
