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Siege of Jerusalem
Siege of Jerusalem was a siege conducted in February AD 70 at Jerusalem, in what is now Israel. It was part of First Jewish-Roman War, which ran from AD 66 to AD 74. The recorded result: Roman victory.
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Record
| Date | February AD 70 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Jerusalem, Israel 31.778N, 35.236E | |
| Part of | First Jewish-Roman War (AD 66 to AD 74) | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Result | Roman victory | |
| Belligerents | Roman Empire | Jewish rebels |
| Commanders | Titus; Julius Alexander | Simon bar Giora; John of Gischala; Eleazar ben Simon |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Jerusalem 597 BC, 0.6 km
- Battle of Jerusalem AD 66, 0.6 km
- Battle of Jerusalem 1917, 0.8 km
- Battle of Mandelbaum Gate 1948, 1.3 km
- Siege of Jerusalem 1099, 1.9 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Mount Tabor September AD 67
- After: Siege of Machaerus AD 71
- All 12 engagements of First Jewish-Roman War
Siege of Jerusalem 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 Q844886, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE), revision 1383882998, 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.