| 3000 Years of Jerusalem History | |
After their conquest of Jerusalem (which they renamed Aelia Capitolina), the
Romans erased all traces of the Jews who used to live there. Then they rebuilt
the city as a pagan city, full of statues of Roman emperors and gods.
324
Constantine
becomes emperor in Byzantium
614
Persians conquer
Jerusalem
638
Muslims conquer
Jerusalem
1099
Crusaders conquer
Jerusalem
1167
Saladin conquers
Jerusalem
1260
Mamelukes
conquer Jerusalem
1517
Ottomans conquer
Jerusalem
1838
Britain opens
consulate in Jerusalem
During this 1700 year period, Jews never regained control over Jerusalem, but they were continuously present as a minority. In the midst of grand mosques for the Muslims and churches for the Christians, small synagogues existed for the city's Jews.
Information
from The
Sources of Jerusalem,
Chaim Feder and Laura Janner-Klausner, Education Matters Ltd., Jerusalem.
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