Israeli archaeologists have found evidence of where Titus’s Roman legions may have breached the outer walls of Jerusalem in 70AD on their way to conquering the city and destroying the Second Temple – one of Judaism’s most historically and religiously resonant events. Nearby they found scores of stones that were fired from ballistas at the wall ahead of the breach and entry of Roman troops during the siege. The artefacts suggest an area of heavy fighting that appears to have been pounded by the Roman siege engines. “Though a breach was made in the wall by means of engines, nevertheless the capture of the place did not immediately follow even then. Remnants of the third wall were discovered by accident in the 1920s, fuelling a long debate over the wall’s course and where the Romans entered.

Source: The Guardian October 20, 2016 17:15 UTC