...pressed on him from above—and inebriation and fatigue frequently induced a cessation on their part—he would sally forth the more fearlessly, and in greater...of their own strength. The result accordingly was thnt all around the temple was burned down, and the city became the alternate seat of solitude and...

...of provisions, and upon his retreat Simon advanced and did the same ; as though they were purposely serving the Romans by destroying what the city had...siege and severing the sinews of their own strength. At all events the result was that all the environs of the temple were reduced to ashes, the city was...

...their rivals, both John and Simon burned provisions of the other party, 'as though they were purposely serving the Romans by destroying what the city had...siege and severing the sinews of their own strength.' Josephus maintains that 'the city certainly fell through famine, a fate which would have been practically...

...burned the buildings stocked with provisions, and Simon did the same, "as though they were purposely serving the Romans by destroying what the city had provided against a siege. . . The city was converted into a desolate no man's land..."2 Flight was impossible then (War, V, 1.5,29-30):...