Eleazar (unresolved ch105)

Also known as: Eleazar · Family: Jewish · Role: young man and defender of Machaerus · First appears: Book VII, Chapter 6

Life events

• c. 70 · Rufus suddenly captured Eleazar outside the gates and carried him to the Roman camp.(Book VII, Chapter 6 · 📍 Machaerus)
  • With: Rufus (Egyptian Roman soldier)
  • “Now a certain person belonging to the Roman camp, whose name was Rufus, by birth an Egyptian, ran upon him suddenly, when nobody expected such a thing, and carried him off, with his armor itself;”
• c. 70 · Lucilius Bassus ordered Eleazar stripped, displayed before the city, and severely whipped.(Book VII, Chapter 6 · 📍 Machaerus)
  • With: Lucilius Bassus
  • “So the general of the Romans ordered that he should be taken up naked, set before the city to be seen, and sorely whipped before their eyes.”
• c. 70 · The besieged surrendered the citadel after Eleazar urged them to yield to Roman power.(Book VII, Chapter 6 · 📍 Machaerus)
  • With: Lucilius Bassus
  • “Accordingly, they sent out immediately certain messengers, and treated with the Romans, in order to a surrender of the citadel to them”
• c. 70 · Lucilius Bassus honored the surrender terms, releasing the besieged and restoring Eleazar.(Book VII, Chapter 6 · 📍 Machaerus)
  • With: Lucilius Bassus
  • “But as Bassus thought he must perform the covenant he had made with those that surrendered the citadel, he let them go, and restored Eleazar to them.”

Book VII, Chapter 6

• enemies with Rufus (Egyptian Roman soldier) (Rufus, a Roman camp soldier, captured Eleazar during the siege.) “Now a certain person belonging to the Roman camp, whose name was Rufus, by birth an Egyptian, ran upon him suddenly, when nobody expected such a thing, and carried him off, with his armor itself;”
• enemies with Lucilius Bassus (Bassus acted against Eleazar and the besieged Jews.) “When Bassus perceived that, he began to think of using a stratagem against the enemy, and was desirous to aggravate their grief, in order to prevail with them to surrender the city for the preservation of that man. Nor did he fail of his hope; for he commanded them to set up a cross, as if he were just going to hang Eleazar upon it immediately;”
• with Rufus (Egyptian Roman soldier) (Rufus captured Eleazar.) “Rufus, by birth an Egyptian, ran upon him suddenly, when nobody expected such a thing, and carried him off, with his armor itself”
• with Lucilius Bassus (Bassus threatened Eleazar with execution to force the citadel's surrender.) “When Bassus perceived that, he began to think of using a stratagem against the enemy, and was desirous to aggravate their grief, in order to prevail with them to surrender the city for the preservation of that man. Nor did he fail of his hope; for he commanded them to set up a cross, as if he were just going to hang Eleazar upon it immediately”
• with Lucilius Bassus (interaction) “Accordingly, they sent out immediately certain messengers, and treated with the Romans, in order to a surrender of the citadel to them, and desired that they might be permitted to go away, and take Eleazar along with them. Then did the Romans and their general accept of these terms”

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Extracted from the original text of The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem. Made with Rho MD.