In 66 C.E., the Roman armies under the command of Cestius Gallus had beaten the Jewish rebel forces back to Jerusalem and had them pinned within the city. The Romans even made a thrust into the city itself and reached as far as the temple wall.
सामान्य युग ६६ में, सॆस्टिअस गैलस के आदेश पर रोमी सेना ने यहूदी विद्रोही दलों को पछाड़कर वापस यरूशलेम भेज दिया और उन्हें शहर के भीतर फँसाए रखा था ।