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While surveying natural limestone caves in the Galilee, scientists have discovered hundreds of limestone caves in which Jews hid when Roman troops came marching through 2,000 years ago, during the Great Jewish Revolt (66-70 CE).
Extensive embellishment such as baths and candle niches carved into the rock show that the caves had been prepared for extensive habitation.
Water cisterns carved into the rock, as well as pitchers, pottery shards, coins, and other artifacts dating to the 1st century C.E. were found in many of the cliff shelters, say Dr. Yinon Shivtiel from the Safed Academic College and Vladimir Boslove of the Israeli Cave Research Center. The work was funded by the Safed Academic College Research Foundation.
The cave entrances are pretty easy to spy, for a hiding place...
(Score: 3, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Friday September 30 2016, @12:34AM
The article says that scientists discovered these caves, and implies it was a recent thing, despite there being a town at the foot of the cliff, because the local kids would never have played in those caves, now would they?
Also, the only reasons "Great Jewish Revolt " is even noteworthy is because Josephus' writings have survived.
When the revolt was actually happening, it would have made the evening news back in Rome, but would not have been unusual. Rome put revolts down all over the Empire all the time.
There was nothing great about the Jewish one, they didn't even win.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 30 2016, @01:05AM
Damn! You spoiled the ending, and Amazon offers no refunds.
(Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Friday September 30 2016, @01:15AM
Sorry, I won't tell you what happens with the Lombards then.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by TheGratefulNet on Friday September 30 2016, @02:52AM
he fixes the cable?
"It is now safe to switch off your computer."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 30 2016, @06:37AM
Good answer, Dude.
(Score: 5, Interesting) by RamiK on Friday September 30 2016, @05:19AM
I won't say anything about historical significance. But I will say Josephus' writings were\are often read in Judeo-Christian context:
1. Full name: Titus Flavius Josephus
2. Pisonian conspiracy: 65 plot to assassinate Nero with Subrius Flavus being one of the ring leaders.
3. Great revolt: 66. Roman general: Titus Flavius.
4. Nero's Suicide: 68.
5. Year of the Four Emperors: 69.
6. Surface end result: Flavian dynasty rises and the Julio-Claudians fall. Rome gains no territory and loses a lot of man and resources.
7. Between the lines: The Flavians married the Jews and had them write their house's history. Some of stuff attributed to Nero is so ridiculously far-fetched it's guaranteed to be propaganda. Regardless, much of the Roman aristocracy were rich Jews circa year 100.
Later, they upgrade to Christianity - a.k.a. Judaism lite - and we ended up with Christianity in Europe.
Significant or not, since everyone used to learn Latin in high-school and read the Josephus and the bible until relatively recently, you really need to know the main bullet-points to understand and appreciate Judeo-Christian literature going back at least to Shakespeare's plays.
Popular example: Star Wars was correctly identified by Mel Brooks as a whitewashed retelling of the rebellion from a distorted time-line and perspective similar to how the Christian bible isn't set in chronological order. Mel thought it's so silly that he ended up writing Space Balls with the Jewish Princess Vespa (Vespasian) being rescued by Lone Star in Space Balls.
Half offended, half amused, Lucas retorted with Darth Maul* in the new series as the conspirator playing the part of a rebel to take down the Jedi and the Republic leading to the rise of the Empire. This, while the history had it all in reverse where the Jewish rebellion took place decades after the rise of the Empire...
*Mel
compiling...