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Siege of Jerusalem

Siege of Jerusalem was a siege conducted in 63 BC at Jerusalem, in what is now Israel. It was part of the Hasmonean Civil War, which ran from 67 BC to 63 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory.

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Pompey enters the Jerusalem Temple. Painting by Jean Fouquet, after an event recorded by Flavius Josephus in The Antiquities of the Jews.
Pompey enters the Jerusalem Temple. Painting by Jean Fouquet, after an event recorded by Flavius Josephus in The Antiquities of the Jews.. Jean Fouquet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date63 BC (year precision)
PlaceJerusalem, Israel
31.783N, 35.217E
Part ofHasmonean Civil War (67 BC to 63 BC)
KindSiege, ancient
ResultRoman victory
Territorial changeJudea incorporated into the Roman Republic
BelligerentsRoman RepublicHasmonean Kingdom
CommandersPompey the Great; Faustus SullaAristobulus II
Strength12,000 Roman troops
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Elsewhere in 63 BC

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

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3566991, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Jerusalem (63 BC), revision 1370742137, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.