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On July 12, AD 70, the army of Titus Caesar Vespasianus, a Roman general that would later become Roman Emperor, finally attacked the walls of the city of Jerusalem after a 6 month siege, succeeding in taking the city 3 days later.
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Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
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On July 12, AD 70, the army of Titus Caesar Vespasianus, a Roman general that would later become Roman Emperor, finally attacked the walls of the city of Jerusalem after a 6 month siege, succeeding in taking the city 3 days later.
The text narrated in this video is from the original article at historyandheadlines.com/history-short-how-and-why-the-second-temple-got-destroyed
Author: Major Dan
Editor and Narrator: Dr. Zar
The following media files are in the public domain for various reasons or have no known copyright restrictions:
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:19_Shrine_of_the_Book_005.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nicolas_Poussin_-_The_Destruction_and_Sack_of_the_Temple_of_Jerusalem_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg
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commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Gaza_Strip_%26_West_Bank_-_a_map_folio_LOC_2011591411-6.jpg
The images by Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. cngcoins.com available at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Titus_Augustus_Denarius.png and by Deror Avi available at commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dome_of_the_Rock_from_the_Bell_Tower_of_the_Lutheran_Church_of_the_Redeemer_MVI_8003.ogv are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
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