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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
The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem (Francesco Hayez, 1867)
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
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
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
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
Bar Kokhba Revolt
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The Bar Kokhba Revolt, also known as the Bar Kokhba War, the War of Betar, and the Third Jewish–Roman War, was the last and most devastating of three major Jewish rebellions against the Roman Empire.
Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)
…Emperor Hadrian re-founded Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina, a Roman colony dedicated to Jupiter, paving the way for the last major Jewish rebellion: the Bar Kokhba Revolt. During the first century CE, Jerusalem was a prosperous city, serving as the religious and political center of Jewish life both in Judaea and the…
Detail of Simon bar Kokhba from the Knesset Menorah
Detail of Simon bar Kokhba from the Knesset Menorah
Coin depicting the revolt leader's first name, Simon, in Paleo-Hebrew script, alongside a date palm
Coin depicting the revolt leader's first name, Simon, in Paleo-Hebrew script, alongside a date palm
A Bar Kokhba tetradrachm overstruck on a denarius. Obverse: the Jerusalem Temple façade with the rising star. Reverse: A lulav, the text reads: "for t
A Bar Kokhba tetradrachm overstruck on a denarius. Obverse: the Jerusalem Temple façade with the rising star. Reverse: A lulav, the text reads: "for the freedom of Jerusalem"
Obverse: Grapes, the text reads: "year 1 to the redemption of Israel". Reverse: a date palm with two branches of dates; "Eleazar the Priest" around
Obverse: Grapes, the text reads: "year 1 to the redemption of Israel". Reverse: a date palm with two branches of dates; "Eleazar the Priest" around