Siege of Jerusalem (70 AD)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Siege_of_Jerusalem_(70_AD)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:casualties High, tens of thousands killed
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Roman_Empire
Jewish rebels
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_of_Giscala
gptkb:Simon_bar_Giora
Titus
gptkbp:consequence gptkb:Destruction_of_the_Second_Temple
Large-scale destruction of Jerusalem
Massacre and enslavement of Jewish population
gptkbp:endDate September 70 AD
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Fall_of_Masada
gptkbp:historicalSource gptkb:Josephus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Jerusalem (70 AD)
gptkbp:legacy Commemorated by Arch of Titus
Observed as Tisha B'Av in Jewish tradition
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jerusalem
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Legio_XII_Fulminata
gptkb:Legio_V_Macedonica
gptkb:Legio_XV_Apollinaris
gptkb:Legio_X_Fretensis
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:First_Jewish–Roman_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Siege_of_Jotapata
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Destruction_of_the_Second_Temple
gptkb:Sack_of_Jerusalem_(586_BC)
gptkb:Bar_Kokhba_revolt
gptkbp:result Roman victory
gptkbp:significance Beginning of the Jewish diaspora
End of major Jewish resistance in Judea
gptkbp:startDate April 70 AD
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5