on top of the colonnades archers were shooting arrows down at the roman soldiers , and others threw stones , and all manner of fighting went on until flames leapt out beneath the columns , flames , dread and terrible flames leaping up and catching the jews unawares as the colonnades filled with fire , and the gold work on the outside of these places began to burn , and bodies fell down into the fire , and people screamed and cried for the lord to save them .