I'm currently working on a chronology of the Jewish War. Regarding the Battle of Beth Horon (66), how does this:
Anyone aware of any good companion books - ideally with information on inscriptions and archaeology?
I'm currently only aware of these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/014029127X/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Jewish-Revolt-Archaeology-Ideology-ebook/dp/B000OI14S0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books
become this:Afterwards Cestius no longer wanted to remain inactive while the Jews were everywhere up in arms, so he marched to Ptolemais with the entire twelfth legion from Antioch and with two thousand chosen from each of the rest, with six cohorts of infantry and four troops of cavalry, besides those allies sent by the kings. Of these, Antiochus sent two thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry, with as many archers, and Agrippa sent the same number of infantry and one thousand cavalry. Sohemus followed with four thousand, a third of them cavalry, but most were archers. There were also many allies gathered from the cities, less skilled than the regular soldiers, but making up for it by their zeal and their hatred for the Jews.
? Who figured out the identities of those detachments and how?In response to the unrest in Judaea, Cestius Gallus, the legate of Syria, assembled the Syrian legion XII Fulminata, reinforced with units of III Gallica, IIII Scythica and VI Ferrata, plus auxiliaries and allies, a total of 30,000 soldiers, in order to restore order in the neighbouring province.
Anyone aware of any good companion books - ideally with information on inscriptions and archaeology?
I'm currently only aware of these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/014029127X/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Jewish-Revolt-Archaeology-Ideology-ebook/dp/B000OI14S0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books