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Siege of Jerusalem 70 AD: Roman Strategy & Jewish Revolt (+ 14 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (30 May 2025)
Today's historical events:
Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans build a circumvallation, cutting down all trees within fifteen kilometres.
Beginning of the Peasants' Revolt in England.
The Council of Constance, called by Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns Jerome of Prague following a trial for heresy.
Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. The…
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