The fall of Jerusalem and the Roman conquest of Judea . m of missiles which strewed the ground in frontwith hollies of their own countrymen as thickly as thecemetery, where slaves were flung out unburied. ThenTitus himself, standing on the sole remaining turret ofthe Antonia fortress, condescended to expostulate withthese stern patriots, and bade them abstain from the guiltof staining the Holy of Holies with blood. I call onyour God, said he, I call on my whole army, I call onthose of your countrymen who are now in my ranks, Icall on yourselves to witness that I do not force you tothis crime.
The fall of Jerusalem and the Roman conquest of Judea . m of missiles which strewed the ground in frontwith hollies of their own countrymen as thickly as thecemetery, where slaves were flung out unburied. ThenTitus himself, standing on the sole remaining turret ofthe Antonia fortress, condescended to expostulate withthese stern patriots, and bade them abstain from the guiltof staining the Holy of Holies with blood. I call onyour God, said he, I call on my whole army, I call onthose of your countrymen who are now in my ranks, Icall on yourselves to witness that I do not force you tothis crime. The appeal of the Ca\sar loll upon deaf ears, and heordered the inmiediate resumption of the siege. THE DOWNFALL OF THE HOLY CI TV. 105 But, as Merivale observes, his materials, often con-sumed and as often replaced, were now less abundant,and had to be drawn from a greater distance; if thedefences of the Temple were less formidable than thoseof the city, it is probable that the works advancedagainst them were also of inferior strength; if the assail-. 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
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