Jewish — Minor Figures

86 figures from The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Jonathan (builder of Masada)

high priest and builder of Masada · first appears Book VII, Chapter 8

• Book VII, Chapter 8 · with Herod (son of Antipater and Cypros) “Upon this top of the hill, Jonathan the high priest first of all built a fortress, and called it Masada: after which the rebuilding of this place employed the care of king Herod to a great degree”

Jesus

high priest · first appears Book VI, Chapter 2

• Book VI, Chapter 2 · patron: Titus “Now Caesar not only received these men very kindly in other respects, but, knowing they would not willingly live after the customs of other nations, he sent them to Gophna, and desired them to remain there for the present, and told them, that when he was gotten clear of this war, he would restore each of them to their possessions again”

John (unresolved ch083)

leader of a Jewish faction · first appears Book V, Chapter 7

• Book V, Chapter 7 · enemies with Titus “And now Titus pitched his camp within the city, at that place which was called ”

John (unresolved ch087)

seditious leader · first appears Book V, Chapter 11

• Book V, Chapter 11 · enemies with Titus “So Titus commanded that the hands of many of those that were caught should be cut off, that they might not be thought deserters, and might be credited on account of the calamity they were under, and sent them in to John and Simon, with this exhortation, that they would now at length leave off [their madness], and not force him to destroy the city”
• Book V, Chapter 11 · with Simon (unresolved ch087) “So Titus commanded that the hands of many of those that were caught should be cut off, that they might not be thought deserters, and might be credited on account of the calamity they were under, and sent them in to John and Simon, with this exhortation, that they would now at length leave off [their madness]”

John (unresolved ch095)

Jewish leader · first appears Book VI, Chapter 6

• Book VI, Chapter 6 · enemies with Titus “This bridge it was that lay between the tyrants and Caesar, and parted them; while the multitude stood on each side; those of the Jewish nation about Sinran and John, with great hopes of pardon; and the Romans about Caesar, in great expectation how Titus would receive their supplication.”
• Book VI, Chapter 6 · with Sinran “This bridge it was that lay between the tyrants and Caesar, and parted them; while the multitude stood on each side; those of the Jewish nation about Sinran and John, with great hopes of pardon; and the Romans about Caesar, in great expectation how Titus would receive their supplication.”