Tag: Siege

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14th April 70 CE: Titus begins the Siege of Jerusalem

14th April 2022
Tagged as: First Jewish–Roman War, Israel, Jerusalem, Josphus, Judaism, Judea, Roman Empire, Second Temple, Siege, Titus, Western Wall

The future Roman Emperor Titus began the Siege of Jerusalem, during which the Second Temple was burned and destroyed.

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28th February 1993: The Waco siege against the Branch Davidian Church begin in Texas

28th February 2022
Tagged as: ATF, Branch Davidian, Christianity, Church, Cult, David Koresh, FBI, Firearms, Mount Carmel, Siege, Texas, United States, Waco

The Waco siege began in Texas after agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided the Branch Davidian church.

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8th September 1941: Start of the Siege of Leningrad

8th September 2021
Tagged as: Germany, Great Patriotic War, Lebensraum, Leningrad, Nazi, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Second World War, Siege, USSR

The Siege of Leningrad, one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history, began.