In June 70 C.E., Titus ordered his soldiers to strip the Judean countryside of trees, which were used in building a 4.5 - mile - long (7 km) wall of pointed stakes around Jerusalem.
Titus kini mengambil alih rencana penyerangan atas Yudea dan membawa sekitar 60.000 tentara. Pada bulan Juni 70 M, Titus memerintahkan pasukannya untuk menebang pohon - pohon di daerah pedesaan Yudea.