a roman soldier destroyed the temple in jerusalem in 70 ad.
a roman soldier destroyed the temple in jerusalem in 70 ad.
who destroyed the temple in jerusalem in 70 ad?
a roman soldier
the menorah from the second temple was carried to rome after the roman conquest of jerusalem in 70 ad during the first jewish–roman war. the fate of the menorah used in the second temple is recorded by josephus, who states that it was brought to rome and carried along during the triumph of vespasian and titus. the bas relief on the arch of titus in rome depicts a scene of roman soldiers carrying away the spoils of the second temple, in particular, the seven-branched menorah, or candelabrum. for centuries, the menorah was displayed as a war trophy at the temple of peace in rome, a roman temple paid for with spoils taken from the conquered city of jerusalem. it was still there when the city was conquered by vandals in 455.
menorah (temple)
in the antiquities of the jews, first-century historian flavius josephus wrote that (ant 15.380) the temple reconstruction was started by herod the great in the 18th year of his reign 22 bc, two years before augustus arrived in syria in 20 bc to return the son of phraates iv and receive in return the spoils and standards of three roman legions (ant 15.354). temple expansion and reconstruction was ongoing, and it was in constant reconstruction until it was destroyed in 70 ad by the romans. given that it had taken 46 years of construction to that point, the temple visit in the gospel of john has been estimated at any time between 24–29 ad. it is possible that the complex was only a few years completed when the future emperor titus destroyed the temple in 70 ad.
cleansing of the temple