The fall of Jerusalem and the Roman conquest of Judea . roil OF ARROWS. ants were stimulated by success, the defenders weremaddened by despair, and baffled all their attacks with awonderful tenacity. A night surprise attempted by theRomans was vigilantly met and successfully the other hand, an equally ill result attended thesallies of the Jews. On one occasion the western corridor of the outercourt, which had a timber roof, was heaped with com-bustibles, and then purposely evacuated. The Romansrushed in all haste to scale it, and fell victims to a fearfulconflag
The fall of Jerusalem and the Roman conquest of Judea . roil OF ARROWS. ants were stimulated by success, the defenders weremaddened by despair, and baffled all their attacks with awonderful tenacity. A night surprise attempted by theRomans was vigilantly met and successfully the other hand, an equally ill result attended thesallies of the Jews. On one occasion the western corridor of the outercourt, which had a timber roof, was heaped with com-bustibles, and then purposely evacuated. The Romansrushed in all haste to scale it, and fell victims to a fearfulconflagration. Titus avenged the disaster by burning 106 THE DOWNFALL OF THE HOLY CITY. OPEBATIOXS OF THE BESIEGERS. the northern portico, which compelled the besieged toabandon the outer ramparts, and John and Simon, withtheir trustiest adherents, immediately took refuge in theUpper City, while retreat was still open. The priests THE DOWNFALL OF THE HOLY CITY. 107 and women and the unarmed multitude refused, or wereunable, to follow tliem. They saw in the lire ragingaround them a barrier which God himself had raisedbetween his sanctuary and the Gentile. Meanwhile, Titus advanced his engines to the outerwall, but its extraordinary solidity defied their gates were undermined—they still stood firm. Thenhe applied ladders, and the Romans climbed withoutopposition. On the summit they were met by a remnantof defenders, who still, in the fury of their despair, foundstrength to hurl them headlong. Finally, the assailantsbrought fire to the gates, and meeting again with noresistance, succeeded in melting the silver plates whichcased them, and kindling the wood ben
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