Melisende, Queen of Jerusalem
Melisende was Queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1153. She was the daughter of Baldwin II first Crusader ruler born and ruled Jerusalem.
Battle of Megiddo 609 BCE
This Battle of Megiddo in 609 BCE when the Egyptian army and King Josiah met and Judea became a vassal state of Egypt.
The Battle of Megiddo
The Battle of Megiddo, fought 15th century BCE, was between the Egyptian forces under the command of Pharaoh Thutmose III and a large rebellious coalition of Canaanite vassal states led by the king of Kadesh. In fact, it is the first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail. Also, Megiddo is the first recorded use of the composite […]
Emperor Titus
Before becoming Emperor; Titus gained renown as a military commander; serving under his father in Judea during the First Jewish–Roman War.
The Zealots
The Zealots were a political movement in 1st-century Second Temple Judaism that sought to incite the Jews to rebel against the Romans.
The First Jewish Roman War
The First Jewish Roman War (66–73 CE), was the first of three major revolts by the Jews against the Romans. Read all about it in this post!
Siege of Masada
The siege of Masada was one of the final events in the Jewish Roman War occurring on 73 CE on a large hilltop at the Judean Desert, Dead Sea.
Flavius Josephus
Flavius Josephus (Yosef Ben Matityahu) was a historian who was born in Jerusalem. He’s the main historical source for the 2nd Temple period
Legio X Fretensis
The Roman Tenth Legion, also known as Legio X Fretensis, had a vital role in the Land of Israel. Mainly by crushing the First Jewish Revolt.
Caesarea Maritima
When Judea becomes a Roman province in 6 CE, Caesarea Maritima replaces Jerusalem as its civilian and military capital and becomes the official residence of its governors. For example, the Roman procurator Antonius Felix; and prefect Pontius Pilatus. In the 3rd century, Jewish sages exempted the city from Jewish law; as by this time, the majority of the inhabitants were […]