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
Proposed reconstruction of the Antonia Fortress at the Holyland Model of Jerusalem
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 in 70 CE was the decisive event of the First Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire. Roman forces led by Titus besieged Jerusalem, the Jewish capital and the revolt's main stron
Antonia Fortress
…He named it for his patron Mark Antony (83–30 BC). The fortress was one of the last strongholds of the Jews in the Siege of Jerusalem (70 AD), when the Second Temple was destroyed. The construction date is controversial because the name suggests that Herod built Antonia before the defeat of…
The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem (Francesco Hayez, 1867)
A scale model reconstruction of Jerusalem during the 1st century CE, part of the Holyland Model of Jerusalem at the Israel Museum
Marble bust of Titus, who returned to Judaea in the winter of 69/70 at the head of an army of some 48,200
Scale model reconstruction of the Second Temple complex and the Antonia Fortress (upper right), part of the Holyland Model of Jerusalem at the Israel Museum