History of Jerusalem, 1005 BCE - 1250 CE

Date Controlling Faction(s) Description
1005 BCE Jewish City of Jerusalem taken by the Jews under King David
973 BCE Jewish First Temple built by King Solomon
587-6 BCE Jewish Jerusalem conquered by the Babylonians; Temple destroyed
538 BCE Jewish Jews allowed to rebuild the Temple by the Persians
331 BCE Jewish Jerusalem conquered by the Greeks under Alexander the Great
168 BCE Jewish Second Temple desecrated by Greek king
167 BCE Jewish Jewish revolt against Greek rule
142 BCE Jewish Independence for Palestine and Jerusalem; rededication of the Temple
64 BCE Jewish Romans take over Jerusalem
20 BCE Jewish King Herod the Great begins to rebuild Temple again
29 CE Jewish & Christian Jesus preaches and dies in Jerusalem; beginning of Christianity
64 CE Jewish & Christian Third Temple completed
70 CE Jewish & Christian Third Temple destroyed by Romans; one wall (the Wailing Wall) left standing
135 CE Jewish & Christian Jewish revolt; Jews expelled from Jerusalem, but Christians allowed to remain; throughout the Middle Ages, the Jews are repeatedly kicked out and let back into Jerusalem
313 CE Christian Emperor Constantine converted to Christianity; his mother Helena goes to Jerusalem to establish various sacred sites
637 CE Christian & Muslim Muslims take Jerusalem, but are tolerant toward Christians; allow them to keep part of the city
1070 CE Christian & Muslim Knights of St. John (Hospitalers) founded at Jerusalem
1075 CE Muslim Seljuk Turks take Jerusalem
1099 CE Christian The First Crusade is successful in taking Jerusalem from the Turks; Crusaders establish the Kingdom of Jerusalem
1120 CE Christian Knights Templar founded at Jerusalem; Click for a map of Jerusalem during this time period.
1187 CE Muslim Jerusalem taken from the Christians by the Egyptian Saladin
1192 CE Muslim Third Crusade fails to re-take Jerusalem
1229 CE Christian Sixth Crusade: Christians take Jerusalem
1244 CE Muslim Egyptian Muslims take Jerusalem back again
1248-1250 CE Muslim Seventh Crusade is unsuccessful and Jerusalem stays in Muslim hands until the 20th Century
Source: Trager, James, ed. The People's Chronology. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1979.

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