Bust of Vespasian
"As the flames shot up, a cry, as poignant as the tragedy, arose from the Jews, who flock to the rescue," - Josephus
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Bust of Vespasian |
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| The face of the Roman Emperor,
Vespasian. The bust of Vespasian is important in the study of Biblical Archaeology,
it reveals the image of the Roman general who Nero sent to put down the
Jewish revolt. In 70 AD. after
Nero's suicide he set sail for Rome and
left the final siege of Jerusalem in the hands of his son Titus. The
destruction of Jerusalem was dreadfully foreseen and predicted by Jesus. "As the flames shot up, a cry, as poignant as the tragedy, arose from the Jews, who flock to the rescue," - Josephus |
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