this quote that i saw would answer all your questions.. The ֳ¢ֳ®ֳ¸ֳ says they all died of a disease called ֳ ֳ±ֳ«ֳ¸ֳ₪. According to Harav Hagaon Y. Henkin zt"l and others, the ֳ¢ֳ®ֳ¸ֳ uses ֳ ֳ±ֳ«ֳ¸ֳ₪ as a code for getting killed fighting the Romans. dk where to find this inside (or who 'others' is) mc