Titus, the Roman general and later emperor, marched to Jerusalem in 70 CE as part of a military campaign to suppress the Jewish rebellion against Roman rule known as the First Jewish-Roman War (66-73 CE). The conflict arose due to widespread discontent with Roman occupation, heavy taxation, and cultural tensions.
The siege of Jerusalem was the culmination of the Roman effort to quell the rebellion. Titus led a well-organized Roman army that


