Second Temple Destroyed
70
Hebrew year: 3829 (ג׳תתכ״ט)
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The Second Temple was destroyed by the Romans in 70 after the siege of Jerusalem. Titus’s forces captured the city, burned the Temple, and ended the Temple-centered sacrificial system that had stood at the heart of Jewish life. This was one of the greatest tragedies in Jewish history and is mourned on Tisha B’Av. After the destruction, Jewish life had to be rebuilt around Torah study, prayer, synagogues, and rabbinic leadership rather than Temple worship.
- Hebrew year
- 3829 (ג׳תתכ״ט)
- Place
- Jerusalem
- Category
- Major events
- Part of
- Roman Rule
At the same time
King Herod Agrippa II50 – 92
Eleazar ben Simon30 – 70
John of Giscala30 – 70
Simon bar Giora35 – 70
Eleazar ben Yair35 – 73
Flavius Josephus37 – 100
Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai30 – 90
Rabbi Akiva50 – 135
