describing the battle at the Third Wall and the siege imposed by Titus on Jerusalem in 70 CE. The archaeological evidence and the historical sources enable a reconstruction of the battle between the ...

“including co-directing the 1995 excavations in the Roman siege works at Masada.” In the preface to her new book, Jerusalem through the Ages, Magness asks and answers the obvious ...

Researchers have finally deciphered a 1,900-year-old scroll describing a tense court case during the Roman occupation of ... of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said in a translated statement ...

came that eighth day of the month Gorpieus [Elul] upon Jerusalem; (408) a city that had been liable to so many miseries during the siege, that, had it always enjoyed as much happiness from its ...

Published in the Journal of Roman Archaeology ... year-old structure from the Bible in Jerusalem By examining the water ...

The Roman Empire grew over a long period of ... It was Titus then who would proceed to undertake the siege of Jerusalem and finally end the war in the year 70. THE SEIGE OF JERUSALEM The siege ...

A section of a 1,800-year-old ancient road from the Roman period running from Jerusalem to Jaffa was uncovered in northern Jerusalem. JERUSALEM (JTA) — A section of a 1,800-year-old ancient road ...

The Knights Hospitaller, defenders of the Holy Land and protector of pilgrims, were searching for a new home following the invasion of Jerusalem. The Holy Roman Emperor agreed to help, supplying ...