Wayback Wednesdays: Sack of Jerusalem and destruction of the second temple by the Romans, AD 70.
This was a major event in Jewish history. It ended the temple period and began the Rabbinic period, where Jews scattered to the winds and had Rabbis instead of a temple in a homeland. It caused the split between early Christianity and the Jewish religion, with Jesus and later followers making clear that the temple was corrupted and not to be used.
The Jewish people did not like or want Roman rule, and they fought for decades to make the Romans leave. Things finally came to a head with the sack of Jerusalem (and the later defeat of Masada). The destruction was so bad that Roman general Titus tried to stop it but couldn't. The Roman soldiers were in it for payback.
"...To give a detailed account of their outrageous conduct is impossible, but we may sum it up by saying that no other city has ever endured such horrors, and no generation in history has fathered such wickedness. In the end they brought the whole Hebrew race into contempt in order to make their own impiety seem less outrageous in foreign eyes, and confessed the painful truth that they were slaves, the dregs of humanity, bastards, and outcasts of their nation. ...It is certain that when from the upper city they watched the Temple burning they did not turn a hair, though many Romans were moved to tears..." - Josephus
After destroying everything, raping, stealing, and burning, they took all the spoils back to Rome. There they had a great victory parade (a Triumph). There was much celebration. They built statues and great arches to commemorate the victory.
If you ever visit Rome, you can see one of them: The Arch Of Titus, dedicated to the wanton and horrible destruction of every part of another people the Romans could locate. I hear it's nice in the Spring.
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