Siege of Jerusalem (70 AD)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:mosque
gptkbp:archaeological_findings Artifacts from the period
Excavations in Jerusalem
Remains of the Second Temple
Siege-related structures
gptkbp:casualties Thousands of deaths
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:consequences gptkb:Fall_of_Jerusalem
gptkb:Rise_of_Rabbinic_Judaism
Roman control over Judea
End of Jewish statehood
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on Christianity
Influence on Judaism
gptkbp:cultural_representation gptkb:church
Art and literature
Film and documentaries
gptkbp:date 70 AD
gptkbp:defense Jewish rebels
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:Walls_of_Jerusalem
gptkb:Second_Temple
gptkbp:duration approximately 5 months
gptkbp:event_type Military siege
gptkbp:historical_debate Role in early Christianity
Interpretations of Josephus
Impact on Jewish identity
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Josephus'_writings
Roman accounts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Jerusalem (70 AD)
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Simon_bar_Giora
gptkb:John_of_Giscala
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of resistance
Influence on modern politics
Commemoration in Christian tradition
Commemoration in Jewish tradition
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:military_strategy Blockade
Encirclement
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:First_Jewish-Roman_War
gptkbp:perpetrator gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:result gptkb:Destruction_of_the_Second_Temple
gptkbp:significance Major event in Jewish history
gptkbp:tactics Starvation
Auxiliary troops
Siege towers
Battering rams
Legions of Rome