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Events relating to israel
Titus recovers Jerusalem for Rome, after four years of Jewish rule
The complete destruction of the Jewish Temple follows the fall of Jerusalem to the Romans
The first yeshiva, established by Johanan ben Zakkai at Yavne, begins a strong tradition of Jewish scholarship in the Diaspora
The last of the Jewish insurgents are besieged in the stronghold of Masada, eventually killing each other to end their ordeal
Hadrian, visiting Jerusalem, decides to rebuild it as a Roman city - an act which provokes the final Jewish uprising
Simon Bar-Cochba drives the Romans out of Jerusalem and holds it for three years, until a large Roman army recovers the city
After the Roman recovery of Jerusalem from Simon Bar-Cochba, all Jews are expelled from the city
Rabbi Judah ha-Nasi compiles the Mishnah, a six-part digest of the Oral Torah
Origen, living in Caesarea, compiles the Hexapla, displaying versions of the Old Testament in six columns for comparative study
Helena, mother of the emperor Constantine, discovers in Jerusalem the cross on which Christ died - or so it is later claimed
St Jerome settles in Bethlehem, where his holy women organize a monastery for his residence and a nearby convent for themselves
The earlier of the two Talmuds, consisting of commentaries on the Mishnah, is collected by rabbis in Palestine
St Jerome, in Bethlehem, completes the Latin translation of the Bible which later becomes known as the Vulgate
The scribes known as Masoretes safeguard the ancient Hebrew of the Torah by their careful copying of the text
Jerusalem falls to the Persian emperor Khosrau II after a siege of a month, and it is said that 60,000 Christians are massacred
When the Persians sack Jerusalem, they carry off to Ctesiphon Christianity's most sacred relic - the True Cross
The Arab capture of Jerusalem brings Palestine and Syria under Muslim control
The Dome of the Rock is completed as a Muslim shrine on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
The Jewish calendar, deriving originally from the example of Babylon, is given its lasting form
Saadiah Gaon writes a seminal work of Jewish philosophy in his Book of Beliefs and Opinions
Crusaders capture the holy city of Jerusalem and massacre the Muslim and Jewish inhabitants
The crusaders now rule the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem, the principality of Antioch and the counties of Tripoli and Edessa
The Knights of St John of Jerusalem become an established order under papal protection
The Knights Templar are founded, to protect pilgrims from the Muslims on the journey to Jerusalem
The fall of Edessa prompts the pope, Eugenius III, to call for a second crusade to defend the Latin kingdom
