From 66 to 70 CE, which major conflict occurred that affected many people?

From 66 to 70 CE, which major conflict occurred that affected many people?

• A. The Great Fire of Rome
• B. The Peloponnesian War
• C. The Babylonian Exile
• D. The Jewish War

Answer: (D)

This period is defined by the Jewish War, a large-scale rebellion of the Jewish population in Judea against Roman rule. The conflict began around 66 CE and, after years of fighting, ended in 70 CE with the Roman siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Temple. The fighting brought widespread suffering: sieges, famine, massacres, and mass displacement affected many people in the region and contributed to the Jewish diaspora and lasting changes in Jewish religious and social life. Other events listed happened at different times or aren’t wars: the Great Fire of Rome happened in 64 CE as a city disaster in Rome; the Peloponnesian War occurred in the 5th century BCE between Greek city-states; the Babylonian Exile occurred in the 6th century BCE.

This period is defined by the Jewish War, a large-scale rebellion of the Jewish population in Judea against Roman rule. The conflict began around 66 CE and, after years of fighting, ended in 70 CE with the Roman siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Second Temple. The fighting brought widespread suffering: sieges, famine, massacres, and mass displacement affected many people in the region and contributed to the Jewish diaspora and lasting changes in Jewish religious and social life.

Other events listed happened at different times or aren’t wars: the Great Fire of Rome happened in 64 CE as a city disaster in Rome; the Peloponnesian War occurred in the 5th century BCE between Greek city-states; the Babylonian Exile occurred in the 6th century BCE.