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14th April 70 CE: Titus begins the Siege of Jerusalem
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Publish Date: 2018-04-13 21:05:36
Description: The future Roman Emperor Titus began the Siege of Jerusalem, during which the Second Temple was burned and destroyed. The Roman attack on Jerusalem came four years into the First Jewish–Roman War. Triggered by ethnic tensions between Romans and Jews in Judea, the Great Revolt quickly spread throughout the province. Emperor Nero sent four legions, approximately 80,000 soldiers, under the command of his trusted general Vespasian and his son Titus to crush the uprising. By the time Vespasian was recalled to Rome in 69 CE to be appointed Emperor, the Roman forces had driven most of the rebels back to ...
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