According to the historian Josephus , the forces of Ananus ben Ananus , one of the heads of the Judean provisional government and former High Priest of Israel , besieged Besieging the Zealots who held Defending the Temple .

When John of Giscala led the Zealots to believe that Ananus had contacted Connect the Roman General Vespasian for assistance Assistance in retaking control Control of all Jerusalem , the Zealots , driven Self_motion to desperation , asked Request the Edomites ( Idumeans ) for assistance in preventing Preventing_or_letting the delivery Sending of the city to the Romans .

When John of Giscala led the Zealots to believe that Ananus had contacted Connect the Roman General Vespasian for assistance Assistance in retaking control Control of all Jerusalem , the Zealots , driven Self_motion to desperation , asked Request the Edomites ( Idumeans ) for assistance in preventing Preventing_or_letting the delivery Sending of the city to the Romans .

When the Edomites arrived Arriving , the Zealots opened Openness the gates of Jerusalem to them , and the Edomites slaughtered Killing ben Hanan 's ( Ananus ben Ananus ) forces , killing Killing him as well .

After freeing Releasing the Zealots from the Temple , the Edomites and Zealots massacred Killing the common people .

After freeing Releasing the Zealots from the Temple , the Edomites and Zealots massacred Killing the common people .

Jerusalem mostly remained in the control Control of the Zealots until 70 AD , when it was sacked by Rome and the Temple was destroyed Destroying .