Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Israel Mfa: Jerusalem in Old Map and Views
Resource provides the contents of an exhibition in Israel on the history of the city of Jerusalem through maps. It starts with the oldest map, a mosaic known as the "Madaba Mosaic," found in Jordan and goes to the 19th century. Click on...
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Highlights in the History of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount
Provides a detailed timeline documenting the building, destruction, and rebuilding of the Temple.
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Imfa: The Palace Fortress of King Herod
An account of the combined palace and fortress of King Herod located near Jerusalem. Give descriptions of the palace itself and how it was used during the revolt against Rome in 70 B.C.E.
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Israel Mfa: Temples of Jerusalem in Islam
This site from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides an article which discusses the role of the Temples of Jerusalem in the religion Islam and whether or not they existed. This argument has been used in the negotiations between...
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Second Temple Period
This site from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides an article on the history of one part of Jerusalem called the "Upper City," during the period of King Herod and into the Roman period. Includes a nice description of a house...
Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Imfa: Jerusalem the Eternal City
A pictorial tour from Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the most famous of Jerusalem's archaeological sites starting with the "City of David," and ending with the "Western Wall," the only wall of the temple mount left standing after...
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Josephus Describes the Romans' Sack of Jerusalem
A short account written by Josephus, the first century Jewish historian on the events that took place during the Jewish rebellion against the Romans.
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War of the Jews: The History of Destruction of Jerusalem
The large selection of excerpts from the history of Flavius Josephus, the well known Jewish historian who chronicled the revolt of the Jewish people in 70 C.E. against the Romans.
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Holyland Corporation: Holyland Model of Ancient Jerusalem
A reconstruction of Jerusalem at the time of the second temple, with photographs of important sites.
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The Temples of Jerusalem
A history of Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem and its later replacement by a second temple which was destroyed in 70 C.E. during the revolt against Rome. In addition the history of the Western Wall is also given.
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Livius: The Destruction of Jerusalem in 70 c.e.
A discussion of the revolt of the Jewish people in 70 C.E. which led to the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans.