Rome destroys the Second Temple
WarReligionRoman forces under Titus take Jerusalem during the First Jewish–Roman War and destroy the Second Temple.
- Date
- 70 · View on map
- Regions
- Middle East
- Location
- Jerusalem
- Importance
- ★★★★★
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