Battle site where the Romans breached the Jerusalem Walls

Every archaeological dig is extremely exciting. Now imagine you are entering a time machine that takes you back about 2,000 years to the time the Romans battered the walls of Jerusalem.

When archaeologists dug near the 3rd wall of the Old City of Jerusalem that’s what happened to them. They found the remains of a tower surrounded by scores of stones and boulders fired by Roman catapults at the Jewish forces guarding the wall. This is probably the path where the Roman Legions breached the walls of Jerusalem, to enter the city. It is a fascinating testimony of the intensive bombardment by the Roman army, led by Titus, on their way to conquering the city and destroying the Second Temple.

As a reminder, the big revolt against the Romans began in 66 AD and in 67 AD the Romans, two legions, made their way from the North towards Jerusalem, conquering villages and towns on their way. At the beginning of the Summer of 70 AD they put a siege on the city of Jerusalem. Five months into the siege, they battered the walls of Jerusalem. This went on for 3 weeks, until the destruction of the Holy Temple.

In this video you’ll be able to see clear evidence of this battle.