Ka cika wannan furcin: A ƙarni na farko A.Z., Yodfat ta faɗaɗa zuwa yanki mai girman dunams 50. An bayyana kewaye da halakar da ta biyo baya a 67 CE a cikin Josephus Flavius 'The Wars of the Jews, tarihinsa na
Tawaye ga Romawa. Jagoranci na gaba sarki Vespasian, sojojin Roma uku <unk> Legio V "Macedonica", X "Fretensis", da XV "Apollinaris" <unk> sun kewaye Yodfat, suna fuskantar juriya mai ƙarfi na Yahudawa. Bayan kwanaki 47 aka ci birnin da yaudara, kuma Josephus ya kwatanta mutuwar Yahudawa 40,000 da kuma bautar mata da yara 1,200. An halaka Yodfat kuma aka ƙone ta a ranar farko ta watan Tammuz na Ibrananci.