John (unresolved ch090)

Also known as: John · Family: Jewish army · Role: leader of a Jewish faction · First appears: Book VI, Chapter 1

Life events

The wall undermined by John collapses, revealing a newly built inner wall.(Book VI, Chapter 1)
- “that night the wall was so shaken by the battering rams in that place where John had used his stratagem before, and had undermined their banks, that the ground then gave way, and the wall fell down suddenly.”
John’s and Simon’s forces repel the Roman assault, limiting Roman gains to the tower of Antonia.(Book VI, Chapter 1 · 📍 temple)
- With: Simon (unresolved ch090)
- “At length the Jews' violent zeal was too hard for the Romans' skill, and the battle already inclined entirely that way; for the fight had lasted from the ninth hour of the night till the seventh hour of the day, While the Jews came on in crowds, and had the danger the temple was in for their motive; the Romans having no more here than a part of their army; for those legions, on which the soldiers on that side depended, were not come up to them. So it was at present thought sufficient by the Romans to take possession of the tower of Antonia.”

enemies with Titus “But as soon as Caesar heard the signal, he ordered the army to put on their armor immediately, and came thither with his commanders, and first of all ascended, as did the chosen men that were with him. And as the Jews were flying away to the temple, they fell into that mine which John had dug under the Roman banks. Then did the seditious of both the bodies of the Jewish army, as well that belonging to John as that belonging to Simon, drive them away; and indeed were no way wanting as to the highest degree of force and alacrity; for they esteemed themselves entirely ruined if once the Romans got into the temple, as did the Romans look upon the same thing as the beginning of their entire conquest.”
with Simon (unresolved ch090) (They led distinct bodies of the Jewish army.) “Then did the seditious of both the bodies of the Jewish army, as well that belonging to John as that belonging to Simon, drive them away;”
with Alexas (of John's party) (Alexas fought as a member of John's party.) “Now those that most signalized themselves, and fought most zealously in this battle of the Jewish side, were one Alexas and Gyphtheus, of John's party,”
with Gyphtheus (Gyphtheus fought as a member of John's party.) “Now those that most signalized themselves, and fought most zealously in this battle of the Jewish side, were one Alexas and Gyphtheus, of John's party,”

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