<Tr> <Td_colspan="3"> According to Josephus, 1.1 million non-combatants died in Jerusalem, mainly as a result of the violence and famine . Many of the casualties were observant Jews from across the world such as Babylon and Egypt who had travelled to Jerusalem wanting to celebrate the yearly Passover but instead got trapped in the chaotic siege . He also tells us that 97,000 were enslaved . Matthew White, The Great Big Book of Horrible Things (Norton, 2012) p. 52, estimates the combined death toll for the First and Third Roman Jewish Wars as being approximately 350,000 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70 CE was the decisive event of the First Jewish--Roman War . The Roman army, led by the future Emperor Titus, with Tiberius Julius Alexander as his second - in - command, besieged and conquered the city of Jerusalem, which had been controlled by Judean rebel factions since 66 CE, following the Jerusalem riots of 66, when the Judean Free Government was formed in Jerusalem . </P> <P> The siege ended on August 30, 70 CE with the burning and destruction of its Second Temple, and the Romans entered and sacked the Lower City . The destruction of both the first and second temples is still mourned annually as the Jewish fast Tisha B'Av . The Arch of Titus, celebrating the Roman sack of Jerusalem and the Temple, still stands in Rome . The conquest of the city was complete on September 8, 70 CE . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> First Jewish--Roman War </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Early engagements </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Caesarea </Li> <Li> Jerusalem </Li> <Li> Scithopolis </Li> <Li> Alexandria riot </Li> <Li> Syrian riots </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Gallus' campaign </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 1st Sepphoris </Li> <Li> Narbata </Li> <Li> 1st Jaffa </Li> <Li> Geva </Li> <Li> Beth--Horon </Li> <Li> Ashkelon </Li> <Li> Ein Gedi </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Northern revolt </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 2nd Sepphoris </Li> <Li> Arrab </Li> <Li> Yodfat </Li> <Li> Tarichaea </Li> <Li> Tiberias </Li> <Li> Gamla </Li> <Li> Mount Tabor </Li> <Li> Gischala </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Judea coast and highlands </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Zealot Temple Siege </Li> <Li> Antipatris </Li> <Li> Lydda </Li> <Li> Yavneh </Li> <Li> 2nd Jaffa </Li> <Li> Judea highlands </Li> <Li> Siege of Jerusalem </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last strongholds </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Herodium </Li> <Li> Machaerus </Li> <Li> Jardes </Li> <Li> Masada </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spillover </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Revolt in Cyrene </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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