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Siege of Jerusalem: Roman Victory & Second Temple's Destruction (+ 8 more historical events on this day!)
A Daily Dose of History (12 Jul 2023)
Today's historical events:
The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.
The Ottomans capture Euboea.
Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.
The Ostrog Bible, one of the early…
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