Middle East Conflict

Timeline of Events


970–931 BCE The First Temple of Solomon, a holy site for Jews, is built in the modern-day city of Jerusalem.
587–586 BCE The First Temple of Solomon is destroyed by the Babylonians along with the Southern Kingdom of Judah.
538 BCE–70 CE King Cyrus of Persia conquers the Babylonians and allows exiled Jews to return to Jerusalem.
520–515 BCE The Second Temple of Solomon is built on the site of the First...

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