For the Temple: A tale of the Fall of Jerusalem: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

For the Temple: A tale of the Fall of Jerusalem, credited to G. A. Henty, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of For the Temple: A tale of the Fall of Jerusalem by G. A. Henty. Read in English by 3200runner; Joan Freeman; Dory In all history, there is no drama of more terrible interest than that which terminated with the total destruction of Jerusalem. Had the whole Jewish nation joined in the desperate resistance made, by a section of it, to the overwhelming strength of Rome, the world would have had no record of truer patriotism than that displayed, by this small people, in their resistance to the forces of the mistress of the world. Unhappily, the reverse of this was the case. Except in the defense of Jotapata and Gamala, it can scarcely be said that the Jewish people, as a body, offered any serious resistance to the arms of Rome. The defenders of Jerusalem were a mere fraction of its population--a fraction composed almost entirely of turbulent characters and robber bands, who fought with the fury of desperation; after having placed themselves beyond the pale of forgiveness, or mercy, by the deeds of unutterable cruelty with which they had desolated the city, before its siege by the Romans. They fought, it is true, with unflinching courage--a courage never surpassed in history--but it was the courage of despair; and its result was to bring destruction upon the whole population, as well as upon themselves. Fortunately the narrative of Josephus, an eyewitness of the events which he describes, has come down to us; and it is the storehouse from which all subsequent histories of the events have been drawn. It is, no doubt, tinged throughout by his desire to stand well with his patrons, Vespasian and Titus; but there is no reason to doubt the accuracy of his descriptions. I have endeavored to present you with as vivid a picture as possible of the events of the war, without encumbering the story with details and, except as regards the exploits of John of Gamala, of whom Josephus says nothing, have strictly followed, in every particular, the narrative of the historian. G. A. Henty.

Recording facts

• Recording title: For the Temple: A tale of the Fall of Jerusalem
• Author credits: G. A. Henty
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 10:51:11

Catalogue topics

• war
• Roman
• Hebrew
• Josephus
• Titus
• Jerusalem
• vespasian
• falilee

Track guide

1. 01 - Preface and The Lake of Tiberias — 30:18
2. 02 - Chapter 2: A Storm On Galilee — 36:26
3. 03 - Chapter 3: The Revolt Against Rome — 36:05
4. 04 - Chapter 4: The Lull Before the Storm — 27:55
5. 05 - Chapter 5: The Siege of Jotapata — 27:27
6. 06 - Chapter 6: The Fall of the City — 39:11
7. 07 - Chapter 7: The Massacre On The Lake — 27:30
8. 08 - Chapter 8: Among The Mountains — 33:12
9. 09 - Chapter 9: The Storming of Gamala — 35:55
10. 10 - Chapter 10: Captives, part 1 — 25:56
11. 11 - Chapter 10: Captives, part 2 — 26:09
12. 12 - Chapter 11: A Tale of Civil Strife — 29:38
13. 13 - Chapter 12: Desultory Fighting — 36:34
14. 14 - Chapter 13: The Test of Devotion — 34:46
15. 15 - Chapter 14: Jerusalem — 31:57
16. 16 - Chapter 15: The Siege Is Begun — 32:25
17. 17 - Chapter 16: The Subterranean Passage — 31:48
18. 18 - Chapter 17: The Capture of The Temple — 31:37
19. 19 - Chapter 18: Slaves — 37:26
20. 20 - Chapter 19: At Rome — 38:56

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