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30/08/0070 Jerusalem falls to Roman forces

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Rome and Jerusalem at War - The destruction of the Jewish Temple

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The Siege of Jerusalem (70 AD) - Romans at the Gates (Part 1/4)

The Siege of Jerusalem in the year 70 CE was the decisive event of the First Jewish–Roman War. The Roman army, led by the future Emperor Titus, with Tiberius Julius Alexander as his second-in-command, besieged and conquered the city of Jerusalem, which had been controlled by Judean rebel factions since 66 CE.
    • Essentials 

    • Siege 

    • Destruction of Jerusalem 

    • Aftermath 

    • Commemoration 

    • Perceptions and historical legacy 

    • In later art