JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY By Simon Sebag Montefiore Knopf, $35, 688 pages, illustrated For much of the past 2,000 years, as Jewish families have gathered around the table for the annual Passover Seder, ...
Simon Sebag Montefiore's history of Jerusalem is an epic summary of the city's history told in chronological order. Jerusalem: The Biography is certainly splendidly written and meticulously researched ...
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Simon Sebag Montefiore and acclaimed journalist Matti Friedman delved into how Jerusalem – both city and symbol – functions as a stage for sweeping historical narratives. Simon Sebag Montefiore, the ...
What makes Jerusalem tick? Simon Sebag Montefiore, Matti Friedman talk past, present, future
Simon Sebag Montefiore’s epic survey of Jerusalem’s sanguinary history does not inspire confidence in the civilizing qualities of religion. The pile of corpses accumulated over millenniums from the ...
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A magnificently ambitious book—both in its scope and in its successful attempt to steer a course in Jerusalem's history that is both subtle and fair. Simon Sebag Montefiore also offers many wonderful ...
Jerusalem’s relief as a result of the Roman withdrawal was short-lived, as it had been when the Babylonians temporarily withdrew to deal with the Egyptians near the end of King Zedekiah’s reign. Under General Titus the Roman forces returned in 70 C.E. in increased numbers and laid siege to the city, now crowded with Passover celebrants. Siege banks were thrown up by the Romans, and a ...