History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . robably Titus knew but little about the Christians andpaid little attention to them. Cf. Gratz, Gcsc/i. der Juden, iii. 403. - [This arch was erected to Titus after his death. Bii^o Tito. Anptlier had been built tohim during his life, but has disappeared. Its inscription, however, is preserved, a hymn o/triumph in the lapidary style : T^rhem Ilierosolymam omnibus ante se ducibns. rer/ihiis, r/etitihiisaut frustra pot it am. ant tmnino iiifeinptatam delevit (C. I. L., vi. noise of the coiitlagmtiou wli
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . robably Titus knew but little about the Christians andpaid little attention to them. Cf. Gratz, Gcsc/i. der Juden, iii. 403. - [This arch was erected to Titus after his death. Bii^o Tito. Anptlier had been built tohim during his life, but has disappeared. Its inscription, however, is preserved, a hymn o/triumph in the lapidary style : T^rhem Ilierosolymam omnibus ante se ducibns. rer/ihiis, r/etitihiisaut frustra pot it am. ant tmnino iiifeinptatam delevit (C. I. L., vi. noise of the coiitlagmtiou wliicli the Zealots had knicUed beforeseeking death, This was the hist act of the appalling drama. By the com-putation of Josephus, who, of course, exaggerates all the figures,1,100,UOU Jews must have perished, one-half of them in thousand were made prisoners, some of whom weresold, others sent to the quarries in Egypt, and the remainderreserved for the combats of the circus. Some recompense had to. Iriiimph of Titus (lias-relief from his Arcli of Triunipli). be made to the Syrian cities for their fidelity : Titus gave themgames and festivals, in which he exhibited to them these odiousJews torn to pieces in the arena by wild beasts or killing eachother like gladiators. At rameas, to celebrate his brothersfestival, he caused 2/M) to perish in the flames or in the amphi-theatre, and as many at r>erytus on the day of the anniversaryof the birth of Vespasian. Only 700 were reserved to followat Eome the car on which Vespasian and himself uuulc theirtriumphal entry. Borne in front of them the captives beheld thespoils of the temple, the golden table, th(> candlestick with seven Tl\is event did not take place until the year 73, and Titus retiirneil \o lùuue in tliespring of 71. VESPASIAN, 09 TO 79 639 branches, tlic veils of the sanctuary, and the book of the law.^At their head marched the two chiefs John and Simon. The latter,after the festivities, was
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