the destruction of the Church
of the Holy Sepulchre
of the Seljuqs
take Jerusalem
of Jerusalem
(present-day Jerusalem)
David and Solomon
urban development
of Hezekiah’s Tunnel
of the Temple
of the reconstruction of the Temple
by Ptolemy I Soter, first king
of the Ptolemaic dynasty
by the Antiochus IV
a Seleucid king
a city-state
Judea obtains independence
and of the Baris fortress
by Pompey
of the Temple’s treasures
Herod the Great
of Jesus
and destroys the Temple
of the Third Wall of Jerusalem
founds Aelia Capitolina
also known as the Bar Kokhba revolt
visits Aelia Capitolina
mother of Emperor Constantine the Great,
visits Jerusalem
plans to rebuild the jewish Temple
in Jerusalem
in exile in Jerusalem
is built
a Patriarchate
from the investment
of Emperor Justinian I
by Caliph Umar’s troops
overtake Jerusalem
recaptures Jerusalem
and the Dome of the Rock
and collapse of the Al-Aqsa Mosque
of the Al-Aqsa Mosque
a bronze door
on the Al-Aqsa mosque
to pray near a gate
in the west wall of the Haram
conquers Jerusalem
city walls
under Mamluk rule
builds the Ramban Synagogue
on Mount Zion
are built around Temple Mount
Jewish communities
on Temple Mount
Ottoman rule
the city walls
the restoration of the Saint Sepulchre
of the Holy Sepulchre
of the Dome of the Rock
against the Ottoman governor
is entrusted to Orthodox clergy
Muhammad Ali
earthquake
15,000 inhabitants in Jerusalem
of a railway station
Abdullah I of Jordan
independence
of Alexander the Great
are buried in Jerusalem
The site of Jerusalem
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Biblical Jerusalem 1000-332 BCE
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Hasmonean Jerusalem
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Herodian Jerusalem
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Christian and Byzantine Jerusalem
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Jerusalem is integrated into the Islamic Empire
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Jerusalem under the Franks
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Jerusalem, an Islamic city
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Jerusalem under the Ottoman Empire
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Jerusalem expands
beyond its walls
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Jerusalem since 1948:
One capital or two?
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