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5 days ago · The Old City of Jerusalem is a walled quadrilateral about 3,000 feet (900 meters) long on each side. It is both ancient and diverse, with an Armenian quarter, a Christian quarter, a Muslim quarter, and a Jewish quarter.
1 day ago · Jerusalem - Roman Rule, History, Holy City: For some time Rome had been expanding its authority in Asia, and in 63 bce the Roman triumvir Pompey the Great captured Jerusalem. A clash with Jewish nationalism was averted for a while by the political skill of a remarkable family whose most illustrious member was Herod the Great.
1 day ago · By Michele Chabin. JERUSALEM (RNS) — Archaeologists from Tel Aviv University and the Israel Antiquities Authority have discovered a remnant of a massive ancient moat in Jerusalem that fortified ...
2 days ago · Wednesday, 24 Jul 2024 9:56 AM MYT. JERUSALEM, July 24 — Israel swiftly condemned an agreement brokered by China yesterday that would bring Hamas into a “national reconciliation government” for post-war Gaza. The diplomatic spat came as Israel bombarded Gaza, including the southern city of Khan Yunis, where it had ordered a partial ...
5 days ago · A 3,500-year-old trench found in Jerusalem's City of David reveals the city's northern fortification, resolving a 150-year-old debate. Prof. Yuval Gadot of the Tel Aviv University next to the ...
5 days ago · Dr. Yiftah Shalev of the Israel Antiquities Authority pictured at a section of a moat that was used to fortify the Temple Mount and the king's palace in biblical-era Jerusalem, in a photograph ...
2 days ago · In 1948, Jerusalem was divided between Israel and Jordan and where the church was located, in the Old City, were made part of Jordan. In 1967, Israeli forces captured East Jerusalem in the Six Day War , and that area has remained under Israeli control ever since.
