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Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, storms the Fortress of Antonia north of the Temple Mount. The Roman army is drawn into street fights with the Zealots.
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AD 70
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Part of the First Jewish–Roman War
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Roman emperor from AD 79 to 81
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Vespasian
Roman emperor from AD 69 to 79
Vespasian was Roman emperor from 69 to 79. The last emperor to reign in the Year of the Four Emperors, he founded the Flavian dynasty, which ruled the empire for 27 years. His fiscal reforms and consolidation of the empire brought political stability and a vast building program.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Antonia Fortress
Ancient hill-top citadel in Jerusalem
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Temple Mount
Religious site in Jerusalem
The Temple Mount is a hill in the Old City of Jerusalem. Once the site of two successive Israelite and Jewish temples, it is now home to the Islamic compound known as Al-Aqsa, which includes the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock. It has been venerated as a holy site for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Roman army
Army of Roman civilisation (753 BC – 1453 AD)
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Zealots
Jewish nationalist faction in Roman Judaea
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