Jerusalem, besieged by the Romans, is internally divided into three factions: 10,000 fighters with Simon bar Giora, 6,000 Zealots with John of Giscala, and 2,400 with Eleazar. Titus’s Romans have four legions, with the arrival of the XII Fulminata, joining the V Macedonica, X Fretensis, and XV Apollinaris. Elements of the III Cyrenaica, XXII Deiotariana, and the IV Scythica are also added.
