Jerusalem

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Sources

1. BookSPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
2. WebsiteAncient Rome

Relations

location of:

• Church of the Holy Sepulchre

  Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land, God’s War: A New History of the Crusades

• City of David

  Sources: The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology’s New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts

• Dome of the Rock

  Sources: The Umayyad Period (661–750), The Prophet and the Age of the Caliphates: The Islamic Near East from the Sixth to the Eleventh Century

• Jaffa Gate

  Sources: The First World War, The First World War

• Ketef Hinnom

  Sources: The Amulets from Ketef Hinnom: A New Edition and Evaluation

• Mount of Olives

  Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land, God’s War: A New History of the Crusades

• Second Temple

  Sources: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, Ancient Rome

• Solomon's Temple

  Sources: Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles, A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC

• Temple Mount

  Sources: The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology’s New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts

besieged by:

• Sennacherib

  Sources: The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology’s New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts

capital of:

• Kingdom of Jerusalem1099 O.S. – 1187 O.S.

  Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land, God’s War: A New History of the Crusades

conquered by:

• Fatimid Caliphatesince 1098 O.S.

  Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land, The Damascus Chronicle of the Crusades

• Godfrey of Bouillonsince 15 Jul 1099 O.S.

  Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land, The Siege and Capture of Jerusalem: Collected Accounts

• Khwarazmian Empiresince Aug 1244 O.S.

  Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land, The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives

• Nebuchadnezzar II

  Sources: Assyrian and Babylonian Chronicles, A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC

• Saladinsince 2 Oct 1187 O.S.

  Sources: The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land, The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives

• TitusAug 70 CE O.S.

  Sources: SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, Ancient Rome

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  Halley’s Comet Through History1 item
  • A sword-shaped star over Jerusalem?26 Jan 66 CE O.S.
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  Kingdoms of Africa1 item
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    Rock-hewn churches of Lalibelac. 1200
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  Mesopotamia2 items
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    Sennacherib besieges Lachish701 BCE O.S.
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    Nebuchadnezzar takes Jerusalem16 Mar 597 BCE O.S.
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  Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire1 item
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    Jerusalem’s Temple destroyedAug 70 CE O.S.
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  The Bible: Story and Scholarship4 items
  • David’s reign, by the rabbinic count2884 AM
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    Sennacherib besieges Lachish and Jerusalem701 BCE
  • Babylon destroys Jerusalem and the First Temple587 BCE
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    Rome destroys the Second Temple9 Av 3830 AM
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  The Byzantine Empire1 item
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    Heraclius defeats Persia at Nineveh12 Dec 627 CE O.S.
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  The Crusades11 items
  • The First Crusade15 Aug 1096 O.S.
  • Siege of Jerusalem7 Jun 1099 O.S.
  • The barefoot procession around Jerusalem8 Jul 1099 O.S.
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    The crusaders take Jerusalem15 Jul 1099 O.S.
  • Kingdom of Jerusalem22 Jul 1099 O.S.
  • Victory at Ascalon12 Aug 1099 O.S.
  • The Hospitallers win papal protection15 Feb 1113 O.S.
  • Saladin takes Jerusalem27 Rajab 583 AH
  • Richard and Saladin make peace at Jaffa22 Sha'ban 588 AH
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    Frederick II regains Jerusalem by treaty18 Feb 1229 O.S.
  • Khwarazmians sack Jerusalem23 Aug 1244 O.S.
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  The Islamic Golden Age2 items
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    The Dome of the Rock72 AH
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    Saladin takes Jerusalem27 Rajab 583 AH
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  The World’s Religions3 items
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    Babylon destroys the First Temple: the exilec. 587 BCE
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    Jesus is crucified in Jerusalemc. 30 CE
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    Rome destroys the Second Temple70 CE O.S.
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  World War I1 item
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    Allenby enters Jerusalem11 Dec 1917