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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Romans destroyed Jerusalem and its great temple, leaving only the ____ of the temple.
A
roof
B
eastern wall
C
western wall
D
floor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 70 AD, the Romans destroyed the temple in Jerusalem and looted its sacred contents. With the revolt over for good, huge numbers of Jews left Judaea to make a home elsewhere. The beginning of Vespasian’s rule had given Romans a new feeling of optimism after the civil war and the terror of Nero’s reign.

Detailed explanation-2: -As has been well-known for millennia, in either 587 or 586 B.C.E., the forces of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylonia, served a deadly blow to the small and rebellious Kingdom of Judah. They wiped it off the map, deported large swathes of its population, and destroyed its holy temple, the Temple of Solomon.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Western Wall, also known as the “Wailing Wall” or the “Kotel”, is the most religious site in the world for the Jewish people. Located in the Old City of Jerusalem, it is the last remaining outer wall of the ancient Jewish temple, and an incredibly important site of modern Israeli history.

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