Living History: Experiencing Great Events of the Ancient and Medieval Worlds Season 1 Episode 14 Jerusalem Tinderbox: Temple in Flames

Continue your exploration of Jerusalem, this time around 66 C.E., when the city's political turmoil reaches it peak. An insurgency rises up over taxes, and the ensuing Roman siege sparks a civil war. At the end of the Great Jewish Revolt, the city is in ruins, the Temple has been burned, and the Romans crucify thousands of Jewish prisoners.