Vespasian #12 – Three Walls and a Funeral

It’s 70 CE, and the noose is tightening around Jerusalem. In this episode, we follow Titus as he turns the siege into a masterclass of Roman engineering and psychological warfare, deploying 23-meter-tall siege towers and massive battering rams to systematically dismantle the city’s defenses. We explore the desperate atmosphere inside the walls, where the Jewish defenders oscillate between hoping for a “bazinga” from God and watching in horror as their outer walls—and their suburbs—are leveled to the ground. From the mysterious collapse of a Roman tower to the relentless rhythm of the ram nicknamed “Nico,” we examine how the city literally began to shrink as the Roman legions moved their camps ever closer to the final line of defense.