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	Antioch in Judea: A Clash of Values From the violent clash of two civilizations, Judaism and Greek Hellenism, emerged the holiday Chanukah, which Jews still celebrate worldwide. But the festive lights dawned only after the dark reign of Antiochus IV. The ruthless Se ...
	The Bar Kokhva War: The Last Stand (132-136 A.D.) Destroyed by Emperor Titus of Rome, Jerusalem had become a wasteland, the Second Temple no more than a heap of stones. Out of this post-apocalyptic landscape rose the charismatic war leader Bar Kokhva, a towering figure that many ...
	Aelia Capitolina: Judaism Expelled Hundreds of thousands of Roman soldiers had been killed in the explosive Bar Kokhva war. Emperor Hadrian had prohibited the practice of Judaism, and in doing so, paid dearly. Yet it was the Jews of Jerusalem who paid the final pri ...
	If these walls could talk: a restoration project for the Old City walls Since 2007, the Israel Antiquities Authority has been spearheading a major project to preserve the walls and gates of the Old City, starting with Zion Gate, Herod's Gate and, more recently, Jaffa Gate. Like the walls themselves, t ...
	Ancient Jerusalem water bridge rediscovered at Sultan's Pool In a city so rife with history, even modern infrastructure updates are apt to uncover ancient treasures. Such was the case when the city's Gihon Corporation, which supplies modern Jerusalem with water and is named for the capital' ...

Jerusalem Timeline: Second Temple History

	Rimonim Hotel... One of the finest kosher hotel...
	Jerusalem Gold... Recently renovated hotel near ...
	The Mount Zion... This historic four star hotel ...