Vespasian

A brutal civil war raged within Jerusalem and the Temple. The Second Temple fell due to baseless hatred. It seemed everyone believed they were fulfilling a great mitzvah by fighting each other. In hindsight, it is clear it was sheer madness.

In the spring, Vespasian stormed through Galilee and the Golan, city by city. The people of Sepphoris surrendered to the Romans, but those in Yodfat held their ground. For 47 days, they bravely defended their city, pouring hot oil on the Roman soldiers approaching the walls.