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Siege of Jerusalem
Siege of Jerusalem was a siege conducted in 63 BC at Jerusalem, in what is now Israel. It was part of the Hasmonean Civil War, which ran from 67 BC to 63 BC. The recorded result: Roman victory.
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Record
| Date | 63 BC (year precision) | |
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| Place | Jerusalem, Israel 31.783N, 35.217E | |
| Kind | Siege, ancient | |
| Territorial change | Judea incorporated into the Roman Republic | |
| Strength | 12,000 Roman troops | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Jerusalem 1244, same recorded site
- Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem AD 614, same recorded site
- Siege of Jebus 1010 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Jerusalem 37 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Jerusalem 1834, same recorded site
Contested ground: this site was fought over 24 times between 1010 BC and 1967.
Elsewhere in 63 BC
- Battle of Magetobria France
Siege of Jerusalem is one of 166 engagements of the 1st century BC in the atlas and one of 179 in present-day Israel.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3566991, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Jerusalem (63 BC), revision 1370742137, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.