What the records say
- When
- 63 BCE
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 31.78° N, 35.22° E
- Description
- 63 BCE siege, part of Pompey the Great's campaigns in the East
Siege of Jerusalem (63 BC)
Part of Pompey the Great's campaigns in the East
The siege of Jerusalem in 63 BC occurred during the campaigns of Roman general Pompey the Great in the East, shortly after his successful conclusion of the Third Mithridatic War. Pompey had been asked to intervene in a dispute over succession to the Hasmonean throne, which turned into a war between Hyrcanus II and Aristobulus II.
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