Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . was destroyed except the edi-fice of the Sanctuary. September the 11th the citywas taken, and its destruction completed, except thethree great towers—Hippicus, Phasaelus, and Mari-amne, which were left standing as memorials of themassive nature of the fortifications. 135, Adrian banished the Jews and planted aRoman colony there
Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . was destroyed except the edi-fice of the Sanctuary. September the 11th the citywas taken, and its destruction completed, except thethree great towers—Hippicus, Phasaelus, and Mari-amne, which were left standing as memorials of themassive nature of the fortifications. 135, Adrian banished the Jews and planted aRoman colony there. He also consecrated the city toheathen deities, so as to defile it as much as possible,and did what he could to obliterate all traces both ofJudaism and Christianity. About 326, Helena, the mother of Constantino,built two churches in Bethlehem and on MountOlivet. Julian endeavored to rebuild the Temple,A. D. 363, but his design was frustrated, as contemporaneous writers relate, by an earthquake and by balkof fire bursting among the workmen. 613 Jerusalem was taken by Chosroes, kingof Persia, who slew 90,000 men, and demolished thebuildings and objects venerated by the Christians. In627 Heraclius defeated Chosroes, and Jerusalem was w wi m f w.
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