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Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)

Also known as Destruction of the Second Temple

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31.7781, 35.2358 · Wikidata Q844886 P625 (accessed 2026-11-12) · On the map

  • start. 70-02high · Wikidata P580
  • end. 70-09-08high · Wikidata P582

Roman capture of Jerusalem and destruction of the Temple under Titus, transforming both Judaism and the Jesus movement.

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The siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE was the decisive event of the First Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire. Roman forces led by Titus, son of the emperor Vespasian, besieged Jerusalem, the Jewish capital and the revolt's main stronghold. After months of fighting, they breached the defenses, destroyed the Second Temple, and razed the city. Much of its population was killed, enslaved, or displaced by the Romans. The city's fall marked the effective end of the revolt and a turning point in Jewish history.

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