Conquering Jerusalem

By: Stephen Dando-Collins

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Hardcover | 13 July 2021

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250 Pages

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For the first time, in Conquering Jerusalem, author and historian Stephen Dando-Collins devotes a single book to the First Jewish Revolt - the Great Revolt as the Jews still call it, the Judean War as Romans called it. In this book, Dando-Collins details the background, people and events of the revolt, and enables readers to draw upon the numerous archeological and forensic discoveries made since 2002, discoveries that have often shone fascinating new light on those people and events.

Neither side comes out well in this story. Both were at times equally heroic, and often equally brutal and barbaric. In the end, the Jewish freedom fighters lost their war, and lost their holy city, the focus of the revolt and of the Roman military campaigns to end that revolt. Yet, today, Jerusalem is once more the heart of the Jewish faith, while, thanks to Christianity, an offshoot of Judaism, the Roman Empire and its gods have long gone. It just goes to show that, sometimes, faith can have its rewards, and the tables can be turned, if you wait long enough.

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"For far too long, the Great Revolt has been overlooked in the grand sweep of history. Stephen Dando-Collins finally gives this epochal event the focus it deserves, and in the way that only he can. Full of tragedy and triumph, heartbreak and heroism, Conquering Jerusalem deftly balances masterful storytelling with exquisite attention to detail. This book is a must-read to understand this conflict, which still reverberates to this day." -Phillip Barlag, author of Evil Roman Emperors, The History of Rome in 12 Buildings, and The Leadership Genius of Julius Caesar

"A gripping and pacy account of the Great Jewish Revolt against the might of Rome, from its chaotic inception to the final destruction and leveling of Jerusalem in AD 70. Stephen Dando-Collins narrates his well-researched account of the complex and often harrowing events with a punchy clarity. One can't help thinking that the revolt might have succeeded were it not for the extreme level of factionalism and infighting that beset the Jewish cause from beginning to end." -Paul N. Pearson, author of Maximinus Thrax: From Common Soldier to Emperor of Rome

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