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Siege of Jerusalem

Name: Siege of Jerusalem – Roman Empire factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Roman Empire · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

66–70Date range

2Named people

1Places

Chronological records

66

Gallus Cestius66

Jerusalem · Warfare / Military

Gallus gathers the XII legion & marches on Jerusalem

70

Vespasian Titus Flavius70

Jerusalem · Warfare / Military

Jerusalem is destroyed after a 2 year siege when the Romans massacre thousands

Names involved

Gallus CestiusVespasian Titus Flavius

Provenance

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