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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 destruction of the Temple was a watershed moment in Jewish history, transforming both religious practice and social structure. [154] The Temple stood at the heart of Jewish religious and national life, [ 155 ] [ 154 ] [ 156 ] serving as the center for sacrificial worship that had been central to Judaism for centuries, [ 79 ] [ 157 ] and as ...
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]
Battle of Mylae – A Roman naval force under C. Duillius defeats the Carthaginian fleet, giving Rome control of the western Mediterranean. 258 BC – Battle of Sulci – Minor Roman victory against the Carthaginian fleet near Sardinia. 257 BC – Battle of Tyndaris – Naval victory of Rome over Carthage in Sicilian waters. 256 BC –
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 ...
AD 80: Rome was partially destroyed by fire. March: The Colosseum was completed. AD 81: 13 September: Titus died of fever. He was succeeded by his younger brother Domitian. AD 85: Agricola was recalled to Rome. AD 86: Domitian's Dacian War: The Dacian king Decebalus invaded Moesia. AD 88
In 70, the new regime finally won the legions' surrender after negotiations, mainly because they lacked an alternative to Vespasian. Later, the new regime distorted the events—especially through the writings of the historian Tacitus —in order to remove the embarrassment of having relied on the Batavi to fight Roman legions.
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.