Siege of Gamla

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:aftermath destruction of Gamla
gptkbp:casualties high civilian casualties
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Monarch
Jewish rebels
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Vespasian
gptkbp:conflict strategic defeat for Jews
gptkbp:cultural_representation depicted in literature
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of resistance
gptkbp:date 67-68 CE
gptkbp:defense natural fortifications
determined but ultimately unsuccessful
gptkbp:defense_mechanism walls of Gamla
gptkbp:duration several months
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:Golan_Heights
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied by historians
gptkbp:historical_context varied perspectives
Jewish-Roman tensions
gptkbp:historical_documentation archaeological findings
gptkbp:historical_event pivotal moment in the war
remembered in Jewish history
gptkbp:historical_impact influence on Jewish history
gptkbp:historical_period Second Temple period
gptkbp:historical_significance part of Jewish resistance narrative
gptkbp:historical_site remains of Gamla
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:The_Jewish_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Gamla
gptkbp:impact fled or perished
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in memorials and studies
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:John_of_Gischala
gptkbp:legacy remains of the city
gptkbp:location gptkb:Gamla
gptkbp:military_strategy surrounding the city
campaign against Jewish strongholds
gptkbp:military_technology advanced for the time
gptkbp:narrative_style Josephus' account
gptkbp:notable_battle ancient sieges
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Josephus_Flavius
gptkbp:outcome mass suicide of defenders
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:First_Jewish-Roman_War
gptkbp:result Roman victory
gptkbp:significance Jewish resistance
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:military_siege
divide and conquer
siege warfare
siege engines
legions involved
use of high ground
gptkbp:temple stone walls
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siege_of_Jotapata
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5