The defenders of Jerusalem kill many Roman soldiers who are trying to attack through a breach in the wall.

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Related Conflict :	First Jewish-Roman War (Great Revolt), Conquest of Jerusalem (70 AD)
Perpetrator (Group) :	Defenders of Jerusalem Origin: Judaean, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Victim (Group) :	Roman Army of Vespasian Origin: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: discouragement, Direct Consequence: losses
Third Party (Person) :	Titus Caesar Vespasianus Augustus Origin: Roman, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Lucius Cassius Dio, Roman History 66.6.1Lucius Cassius Dio Roman History 66.6.1 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Hierosolyma (Jerusalem)
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 1
Year :	A.D. 70
Context :	war/military campaign revolt siege
Motivation :	tactical/strategical self-defence
Long-Term Consequence :	destruction/devastation death conquest
Original Text :	διακοπέντος δὲ τοῦ τείχους μηχαναῖς κατὰ μὲν τοῦτο οὐδ᾽ ὣς ἑάλωσαν, ἀλλὰ καὶ πάνυ πολλοὺς ἐσβιαζομένους ἀπέκτειναν:
Translation :	Though a breach was made in the wall by means of engines, nevertheless, the capture of the place did not immediately follow even then. On the contrary, the defenders killed great numbers that tried to crowd through the opening,
Edition :	Dio's Roman History. Cassius Dio Cocceianus. Earnest Cary. Herbert Baldwin Foster. William Heinemann, Harvard University Press. London; New York. 1914-.
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