started the year 66.

始于66年
Now we're in the Common Era

现在我们进入了公元纪年
so this 66 CE.

所以是公元66年
It started in 66 with Jews in both Judea and Galilee

始于66年犹太和加利利的犹太人起义
revolting against Roman rule,

反抗罗马的统治
they drove the Roman squadron out of Jerusalem,

他们将罗马骑兵赶出耶路撒冷
and in the year 70 the Romans, finally, after four years of warfare,

70年战争爆发4年以后
they had surrounded Jerusalem for a full two years,

罗马军队将耶路撒冷围困了整整两年
they finally took Jerusalem itself.

他们最终攻克了耶路撒冷
They flattened--they destroyed the temple.

他们毁掉神殿
So the destruction of the temple is the year 70,

神殿被摧毁是70年
and that's probably the most important date for this course

这可能是这门课最重要的日期