What the records say
- When
- 22 Jul 67
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 32.83° N, 35.28° E
- Description
- archaeological site in Israel
Siege of Yodfat
Roman siege during First Jewish-Roman War
The siege of Yodfat was a 47-day siege by Roman forces of the Jewish town of Yodfat which took place in 67 CE, during the Great Revolt. Led by Roman General Vespasian and his son Titus, both future emperors, the siege ended with the sacking of the town, the deaths of most of its inhabitants and the enslavement of the rest.
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- Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “محاصره یودفات: ۴۰،۰۰۰ نفر از ساکنان یهودی آن قتل عام شدند”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page