Antonia Fortress
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The Antonia Fortress was a citadel built by Herod the Great and named for Herod's patron Mark Antony, as a fortress whose chief function was to protect the Second Temple. It was built in Jerusalem at the eastern end of the Second Wall, at the north-western corner of the Temple Mount.
A model of the Antonia Fortress—currently in the Israel Museum
Model of the fortress and the Tedi Gate (small gate with triangular top)
Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)
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The siege of Jerusalem of 70 CE was the decisive event of the First Jewish–Roman War, in which the Roman army led by future emperor Titus besieged Jerusalem, the center of Jewish rebel resistance in the Roman province of Judaea. Following a five-month siege, the Romans destroyed the city and the Second Jewish Temple.
Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem by Francesco Hayez. Oil on canvas, 1867.
A fresco showing signs of burning, Wohl Archaeological Museum, Jewish Quarter
Stones from the Western Wall of the Temple Mount (Jerusalem) thrown onto the street by Roman soldiers on the Ninth of Av, 70
'Siege and destruction of Jerusalem', La Passion de Nostre Seigneur c. 1504