The city was placed under surveillance by the Roman Army’s Legio X Fretensis, which set up camp on Mount Zion and perhaps also south of Temple Mount. On 30 August, the sanctuary was burned down and the whole city was razed to the ground the walls were also destroyed, with the exception of the three towers constructed by Herod.įor the following half-century, Jerusalem was not repopulated. On 10 August, the Romans destroyed the north-west porticos linking the fortress to the Temple. On 24 July 70 CE, the fortress of Antonia fell. To avoid the natural obstacles formed by the deep valleys to the west, south and east, the Roman army launched their attack against the northern wall of the city. This episode was described in great detail by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, who was present during these events. The two decisive events in the Jewish-Roman War, which put an end to the first Jewish uprising against the Empire, were the siege and capture of Jerusalem by Titus’ legions in 70 CE.
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