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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 edition. Excerpt: ...opinion, that Titus should rather remain at the foit Antonia, where he might see how his men acquitted themselves, without endang?ring his person: for they rightly judged, that it would inspire his people with increased ardour, to shew their bravery in the sight of their general. The matter was no sooner thus settled, than an hour was appointed for the attack. The Romans, however, did not find the enemy off their guard, as was expected; so that the advanced parties soon met, and joined battle with loud shouts, the Jews awakening their fellowsoldiers, and bringing them on in multitudes to second them. At first the confusion was great, for the Jews coming on indiscriminately, attacked the first they met, whether friend or foe. The Romans, on the contrary, kept themselves in orderly bodies, under the cover of their bucklers, and knew one another by the word or signal; hence the Jews destroyed more of their own men than the Romans themselves did. At break of day, however, so soon as the light shewed them their mistake, they betook themselves to a more regular way of combat, and came on with their darts and arrows; both sides being as fresh and vigorous as if they had done nothing all night. The Romans, however, had Titus for the judge and witness of their behaviour; and, as they looked upon the bravery of that day's action as the foundation of their future fortunes, they all fought in emulation who should do best: whereas the Jews, having their own lives and their temple at stake, stood up manfully to the fischt; so that the contest lasted from three o'clock in the morning until eleven in the day, both sides maintaining their ground, and corning in the conclusion to a drawn battle. In the compass of seven days, the foundations of Antotiia...