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Roman forces included 30,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry commanded by Cestius Gallus, governor of Syria. Jewish forces included about 14,000 infantry commanded by several different leaders. "The extraordinary Jewish military victory against san overwhelming Roman punitive force convinced the skeptical majority of Jews that compromise was neither possible nor necessary because God would see the Jews through to victory. This proved to be a fatal delusion for the Jewish nation, inciting them to launch a general uprising." [Davis: 100 Decisive Battles, p. 71]