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The siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE was the decisive event of the First Jewish–Roman War (66–73 CE), a major rebellion against Roman rule in the province of Judaea.Led by Titus, the Roman forces besieged the city, which had become the stronghold of Jewish resistance.
The First Jewish-Roman War ended with the devastating siege and destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE, including the burning of the Second Temple—the center of Jewish religious and national life. Roman forces destroyed other towns and villages throughout Judaea, causing massive loss of life and displacement of the population. [12]
The destruction of the Second Temple is commemorated on Tisha B'Av, a major fast day in Judaism that marks the destruction of Jerusalem in 586/587 BCE and 70 CE, alongside other significant tragedies in Jewish history. [493]
13 BC - The Senate commissions the Ara Pacis to honor Augustus' return to Rome. c. 60 AD - Paul the Apostle arrives in Rome. 64 AD - The Great Fire of Rome, rumored to be blamed by Nero on the Christians. c. 65 AD - Blamed for causing the Great Fire, Christians in the city are persecuted. 72 AD - Work on the Flavian Amphitheatre (Colosseum) begins.
Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE): The Roman general Titus breached the walls of Jerusalem, sacked the city and destroyed the Second Temple. AD 71: Roman conquest of Britain: Roman forces entered modern Scotland. AD 73: 16 April: Siege of Masada: Roman forces breached the walls of Masada, a mountain fortress held by the Jewish extremist sect the ...
Titus, c. 70 AD. From around 57 to 59 he was a military tribune in Germania. He also served in Britannia and perhaps arrived about 60 with reinforcements needed after the revolt of Boudica. About 63, he returned to Rome and married Arrecina Tertulla, daughter of Marcus Arrecinus Clemens, a former Prefect of the Praetorian Guard. She died about ...
The Zealot Temple siege (68 AD) was a short siege of the Temple in Jerusalem fought between Jewish factions during the First Jewish–Roman War (66–70 AD). According to the historian Josephus, the forces of Ananus ben Ananus, one of the heads of the Judean provisional government and former High Priest of Israel, besieged the Zealots who held the Temple.
Battle of Silva Litana - The Boii ambushed and destroyed a Roman army of 25,000 men; First Battle of Nola – Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus holds off an attack by Hannibal. Battle of Cornus-Battle of Hibera-Battle of Cumae-215 BC – Second Battle of Nola – Marcellus again repulses an attack by Hannibal.