according to eusebius, simeon of jerusalem was selected as james' successor after the conquest of jerusalem which took place immediately after the martyrdom of james (i.e. no earlier than 70 ad) which puts the account in agreement with that of flavius josephus, who puts james' first arrest and subsequent release by procurator lucceius albinus in 63 ad and the modern footnotes show that his martyrdom took place some years afterwards, shortly before the destruction of jerusalem.