Footnote 5 – The Fall of Gamla

Agrippa II was the great-grandson of Herod the Great and the last Jewish king of the Herodian line. He ruled Palestine at the time of the Jewish revolt against Rome. Agrippa tried to convince the Jews that they were powerless against Rome. He failed and subsequently supported Rome in the ensuing war. Agrippa fought in Vespasian’s campaign and was slightly wounded in a battle near Gamla.