Judaean Desert
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The Judaean Desert or Judean Desert is a desert in the West Bank and Israel that stretches east of the ridge of the Judaean Mountains and in their rain shadow, so east of Jerusalem, and descends to th
Judaean Desert
The Judaean Desert lies just east of Jerusalem. The Old City appears in the foreground, and the desert in the background.
The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the caves surrounding Qumran.
Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. George in Wadi Qelt.
Jewish–Roman wars
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The Jewish–Roman wars were a series of large-scale revolts by the Jews of Judaea against the Roman Empire between 66 and 135 CE. The conflict was driven by Jewish aspirations to restore the political
Roman breach in the walls of Gamla, Golan, captured after a prolonged siege in late 67 CE
A relief on the Arch of Titus in Rome, depicting the Temple menorah and other spoils from Jerusalem carried during the triumph of 71 CE
Masada, a fortress on the southwest coast of the Dead Sea, marked the final stand of the revolt, falling to the Romans in 73 or 74 CE.
During the Bar Kokhba revolt (132 CE), Jews briefly established an independent state, minting coins like this one, depicting the former Temple and a lulav.