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Siege of Ascalon

Siege of Ascalon was a siege conducted in AD 67 at Ashkelon, in what is now Israel. It was part of First Jewish-Roman War, which ran from AD 66 to AD 74.

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Roman cavalry in the mountains (scene CXLII); fight between pursuers and pursued (scene CXLIII)
Roman cavalry in the mountains (scene CXLII); fight between pursuers and pursued (scene CXLIII). Attributed to Apollodorus of Damascus / Conrad Cichorius, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

DateAD 67 (year precision)
PlaceAshkelon, Israel
31.666N, 34.566E
Part ofFirst Jewish-Roman War (AD 66 to AD 74)
KindSiege, ancient
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In the same war

Siege of Ascalon is one of 33 engagements of the 1st century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q9172764, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.