Siege of Jerusalem

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A number of sieges have the name Siege of Jerusalem:

• The Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem in 701 BC by Sennacherib, fighting a revolt against the Neo-Assyrian Empire
• The Siege of Jerusalem (597 BC) by Nebuchadrezzar II crushed a rebellion in the Kingdom of Judah and resulted in deportation of King Jehoiachin to Babylon.
• The Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC) by Nebuchadrezzar II fought pharaoh Apries's attempt to invade Judah and ended in the destruction of both the city and the First Temple and the exile of many prominent citizens to Babylon.
• The Siege of Jerusalem (70) in the year 70 by Titus, ending the Great Jewish Revolt
• The Siege of Jerusalem (614) in 614 by Shahrbaraz (Sassanid general) capturing the city from the Byzantines, part of the Roman-Persian Wars.
• The Siege of Jerusalem (637) in 637 by Umar, capturing the city from the Byzantine Empire
• The Siege of Jerusalem (1099) in 1099 by the crusaders, a part of the First Crusade
• The Siege of Jerusalem (1187) in 1187 by Saladin, resulting in the recapture of the city by the Muslims.
• The Siege of Jerusalem (1244) in 1244 by the Khwarezmians, again resulting in the recapture of the city from the Christians, to whom it had been returned by treaty.
• The Battle of Jerusalem (1917) in 1917 involved the capture of the city in the Sinai and Palestine campaign of World War I by British and Commonwealth forces.
• The Siege of Jerusalem (1948) in 1948 during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War

In literature:

• Siege of Jerusalem (poem), 14th-century Middle English alliterative poem depicting the events of 70 AD.
• The Siege of Jerusalem, 1771 poetical drama by Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne.