720 ⟶ Jewish Worship Banned on the Temple Mount

Caliph Omar II bans Jewish worship on the Temple Mount.
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🔥 Destruction of the Second Temple

Over 1,000,000 Jews perish and 97,000 are taken as slaves following the destruction of the Second Temple.⟶
Destruction of the Second Temple (70)
Second TempleJewish-Roman WarDestructionDiasporaJerusalemRoman EmpireVespasianTitusJewish History
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🚫 Jerusalem Renamed Aelia Capitolina and Jews Banned

Hadrian renames Jerusalem to Aelia Capitolina and builds a Roman monument over the site of the Temple Mount. Jews are banned from visiting. Judea is renamed to Syria Palestina, referring to the Greek words for both the Levant as well as the region at the time.⟶
Jerusalem Renamed Aelia Capitolina and Jews Banned (136)
Roman EmpireHadrianJerusalemAelia CapitolinaJewish DiasporaReligious PersecutionSyria Palaestina
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🕍 Jewish Worship Banned on the Temple Mount

Caliph Omar II bans Jewish worship on the Temple Mount.⟶
Jewish Worship Banned on the Temple Mount (720)
Temple MountCaliph Omar IIReligious PersecutionIslamic RuleJerusalem700sJewish HistoryRestrictionsReligious DiscriminationBanning
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