Antique print titled 'Vespasiaan belegert en verovert Iotapata'.
Emperor Vespian besieging and conquering Iotapata (Yodfat). This print originates from 'Het algemeen groot historisch, oordeelkundig, chronologisch, geografisch, en letterlyk naam- en woord-boek, van den gantschen H. Bijbel (..)' by A. Calmet.
The Siege of Yodfat (Hebrew: ????????, also Jotapata, Iotapata, Yodefat) 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. It was the second bloodiest battle of the revolt, surpassed only by the Siege of Jerusalem...
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Antique 1720s French Arms, Armor and Weapons