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GALLUS, GAIUS CESTIUS

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GAIUS
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CESTIUS, LUCIUS
CESTIUS , See also:

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor of See also:

SYRIA

Syria during the reign of See also:

NERO (37-68)

Nero. When the See also:

Jews in See also:

Jerusalem, stirred to revolt by the outrages of the See also:

ROMAN

Roman procurators, had seized the fortress of Masada and treacherously murdered the See also:

garrison of the See also:

PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace of See also:

Herod, Gallus set out from See also:

ANTIOCH

Antioch to restore See also:

order. On the 17th of See also:

NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November A.D. 66 he arrived before Jerusalem. Having gained See also:

possession of the See also:

NORTHERN

northern suburb, he attacked the See also:

temple See also:

MOUNT, WILLIAM SIDNEY (1807-1868)

mount; but, after five days' fighting, just when (according to See also:

JOSEPHUS, FLAVIUS (c. 37-C. 95?)

Josephus) success was within his grasp, he unaccountably with-See also:

drew his forces. During his See also:

RETREAT (O. Fr. retrete, mod. retraite, from Lat. retrahere, to draw back)

retreat he was closely pursued by the Jews and surrounded in a See also:

RAVINE

ravine, and only succeeded in making See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good his See also:

ESCAPE (in mid. Eng. eschape or escape, from the O. Fr. eschapper, modern echapper, and escaper, low Lat. escapium, from ex, out of, and cappa, cape, cloak; cf. for the sense development the Gr. iichueoOat, literally to put off one's clothes, hence to sli

escape to Antioch by sacrificing the greater See also:

PART

part of his See also:

army and a large amount of See also:

war material. Soon after his return Gallus died (before the See also:

SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring of 67), and was succeeded in the governorship by See also:

LICINIUS

Licinius See also:

MUCIANUS, LICINIUS

Mucianus, the See also:

PROSECUTION

prosecution of the war being entrusted to See also:

VESPASIAN

Vespasian. See See also:

Tacitus, Hist. v. lo, 13; Suetonius, Vespasian, 4; Josephus, See also:

Bell. See also:

JUD, LEO (1482–1542)

Jud. ii. 14-20; E. Scharer, Hist. of the Jewish See also:

PEOPLE

People, div. i. vol. ii. p. 212 (Eng. tr., 1890).

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