La chute de Jérusalem et de la conquête romaine de la Judée . s'adhérents. Cette nouvelle reconnaissance sur la défense nationale, ils étaient d'avis, toutefois, qu'il serait moreeasily renversé que l'ancienne, à partir de l'inferiorityof sa construction. Il avait évidemment été construit jusqu'inhot hâte/ et voulait que la solidité de l'original v-Wark. Pourtant, les soldats, las de l'interminable siège,se montraient réticents à^ approche nouvelle ram-parties, et Titus a jugé nécessaire d'harangue themin une oraison funèbre, formulée en des termes tels que warriorslove. Le discours qu'il a prononcé est préservé par Jose-phus, et pro

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The fall of Jerusalem and the Roman conquest of Judea . s adherents. On reconnoitring this new defence, they were of opinion, however, that it would be moreeasily overthrown than the former, from the inferiorityof its construction. It had evidently been built up inhot haste/ and wanted the solidity of the original bul-wark. Yet the soldiers, weary of the protracted siege, showed themselves loath to approach tlie new ram-parts, and Titus found it necessary to harangue themin a spirited oration, couched in such terms as warriorslove. The speech which he delivered is preserved by Jose-phus, and probably owes some touches to his accom-plished pen. Yet, on the whole, we imagine it conveyswith tolerable accuracy the purport of what the RomanImperator really said, and for this reason we reproduceit here : — 0 fellow-soldiers, said he, it were a shame to youif I exhorted you to undertake deeds which have no perilin them; and a shame, too, would it be to me if I soexhorted you, and an argument of my own cowardice. 1 94 THE DOWNFALL OF THE HOLY CITY. TITUS LEADING HIS SOLDIERS TO THE ASSAULT. am of opinion, therefore, that a leader should only addresshis troops when affairs are in a dangerous condition, andyet are worthy of being attempted by every one amongyou. Accordingly, I fully agree with you that it is a THE DOWNFALL OF THE HOLY CITY. 95 difficult task to advance to yonder wall; but that it isfitting that they who would be renowned for their valourBhould contend with difficulties in such cases, will ap-pear, when 1 have pointed out how brave a thing it is todie gloriously, and that the courage now so much neededshall not pass unrewarded in those who lead the enter-prise. Now, my first argument to stimulate you to itshall be taken from a circumstance that probably somewould think more calculated to dissuade you, —I mean, theconstancy and patience of yonder Jews, even under alltheir losses. But it would be altogether unbecoming ofyow, who are Romans, and my soldiers, who

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